{"id":52610,"date":"2025-03-20T20:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T00:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=52610"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T00:54:32","slug":"fire-at-west-london-substation-causes-widespread-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/fire-at-west-london-substation-causes-widespread-blackout\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire at electrical substation causes widespread blackout in West London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A large fire broke out at an electrical substation in West London, England prompting a major emergency response and causing widespread power outages, according to reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first emergency calls were received at 11:23 p.m. on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.london-fire.gov.uk\/incidents\/2025\/march\/fire-at-electrical-substation-hayes\/\">according<\/a> to the London Fire Brigade. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were working to bring the fire under control at the substation located in Hayes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire brigade added that part of the substation is on fire, and as a precaution, around 20 people from nearby properties have been evacuated. A 330 ft (100 m) safety cordon has been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire crews from Hayes, Heathrow, Hillingdon, Southall, and surrounding stations were deployed to the scene. There are currently no reports of injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blaze has caused major power disruptions, reportedly leaving thousands of homes and businesses in West London without electricity. Several London Underground stations, including Hounslow Central, Hounslow West, Hayes &amp; Harlington, and Southall Station, have also been affected by the outage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses captured footage of massive flames engulfing the substation, with streetlights and buildings in the area plunged into darkness due to the power failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and emergency crews are working to assess the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scary scenes in Hayes. Power cut and massive fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K2tiLlVQSq\">pic.twitter.com\/K2tiLlVQSq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jaffer A. Mirza (@jafferamirza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jafferamirza\/status\/1902873192483422711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCLondonNews<\/a>  There\u2019s a huge fire in Hayes &#8211; London, looks like North Hyde Electricity sub station <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PJNpbHjZxu\">pic.twitter.com\/PJNpbHjZxu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Vil (@fire_at_Vill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fire_at_Vill\/status\/1902872477727875284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large fire broke out at an electrical substation in West London, England prompting a major emergency response and causing widespread power outages, according to reports. 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