By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-03-21 11:26:17 | Updated at 2025-04-04 17:29:05
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A security expert has theorised whether Russia could be behind a blaze that broke out near Heathrow Airport which has wreaked absolute havoc for thousands of travellers today.
Europe's busiest airport has since shut down its services for the rest of the day as the power has seemed to be entirely wiped out.
Will Geddes told the Daily Mail: "If I was a foreign hostile party and I wanted to disrupt one of the busiest airports in the world, cause international embarrassment, create many, many question marks, I would target something like a substation.
"The Russians are looking at everything. They're looking at our fibre optics under the sea, they're looking at our nuclear power stations, we know hostile reconnaissance is going on right now.
In the wake of the blaze, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded an improvement of "protection and resilience of major institutions"
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After the blaze erupted overnight, total travel chaos has ensued with more than 1,300 flights cancelled and commuters' journeys thrown into utter disarray.
Following this scenario, the Energy Secretary has said that "we've got to understand why this happened, and we've got to work out what the lessons are for the resilience of our infrastructure".
Additionally, he reported that National Grid had informed him that they had not witnessed "anything like the scale" of the fire.
Meanwhile, Miliband's plea for greater resilience has echoed individuals' demands online this morning as Britons rage at Europe's biggest airport - yet is unable to run for the entire day.
One posted on X: "Britain is a global laughing stock.
"A single electrical fire closes Heathrow. No resilience planning."
The London Fire Brigade has confirmed the mammoth blaze is now under control.
"Our fire investigators will begin their investigation and we will continue working closely with our partners to minimise disruption and support the community," the statement has said.
