Five hours after the fire in the electric substation, he knocked down the electricity for Heathrow and thousands of homes in West London, the City Fire Brigade said early Friday that she was still trying to put a flame under control.
By 4am, half of the transformer remained in the fire, the London Fire Brigade said, warning that the flame disorders will increase in the morning.
Flame in the North Hyde Podstanina, about two miles north of Heathrow, left More than 16,000 homes Without electricity, according to regional electricity service, Scottish and southern electric networks.
“This will be a long -lasting incident, and the crews have remained on stage throughout the night,” Pat Goulbourne, Assistant Commissioner at the London Fire Brigade, in a statement. “As we start in the morning, a disorder is expected to increase and invite people to avoid the area whenever possible.”
The London Fire Brigade said that she had arranged about 70 firefighters in the substation, where the transformer had fallen. A thick smoke was seen rising from a burning substation in A photo posted on social networks by the fire brigade.
About 150 people were evacuated, and the authorities set a cordon of 650 feet around the substation while trying to fire under control.
The cause of the fire has not yet been known, the fire brigade said.
