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Heathrow Airport defended its decision to close last Friday, causing a 18-hour shutdown that stranded thousands of passengers and cost airlines tens of millions of pounds. The closure was due to a transformer failure and fire at a nearby substation, forcing the airport to reconfigure and switch to power from an alternative substation. National Grid, which manages the electricity transmission network, stated that power could have been provided throughout the crisis.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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