Fire Breaks Out Outside Heathrow Terminal 5, No Injuries Reported
# Heathrow Fire Causes Disruption for Passengers at Terminal 5
A car caught fire outside Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport earlier today, leading to considerable disruption for travelers. The vehicle was ablaze on the forecourt of the departures area, prompting emergency responses.
Firefighting teams arrived promptly and managed to extinguish the flames without any injuries reported. A spokesperson for Heathrow confirmed, “Earlier this morning our teams responded to a vehicle fire on the Terminal 5 departures forecourt. The fire was extinguished quickly and there were no injuries. The airport is now operating as usual.”
Despite the fire incident, operations at the airport resumed to normal shortly thereafter, minimizing the impact on flight schedules and passenger flow. Travelers were quickly able to return to their journeys without significant delays.