Fire Briefly Disrupts Heathrow Airport Train Service
Briefly

On Wednesday morning, train services between Heathrow Airport and central London experienced disruptions due to a fire near the tracks. National Rail warned that trains connecting Paddington Station and Heathrow's Terminal 5 may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes. Although the rail lines reopened, the disruptions were expected to persist until noon. This incident follows a previous fire at an electrical substation that had severely impacted Heathrow operations, demonstrating the vulnerability of transport services to such incidents.
Train service disruptions at Heathrow Airport were caused by a fire near the tracks, leading to possible cancellations and delays of up to 30 minutes.
National Rail reported that while rail lines between Paddington and Heathrow reopened, services would be affected until noon local time due to the fire.
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