The Latest Breaking News from Hayes

Airport chief said the blaze which knocked out an electricity substation was ‘as big as it gets’

A substation fire in Hayes involved 25,000 litres of cooling oil fully alight, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has revealed.

“It is absolute chaos,” a social media user said as at least 1,351 flights due to land and take off at Heathrow on Friday were affected. The post Chaos In The Skies After “Explosion” Closes Down Heathrow Airport, Diverts Thousands Of Flights first appeared on Bored Panda.

First plane has landed since fire caused closure but people still told not to travel to the airport unless advised to do so by airline

People were evacuated from surrounding properties and a 200-metre cordon has been put in place as a precaution.

Kamari Johnson, 16, was found injured after police were called to Bourne Avenue in Hayes, west London, on May 24 last year, and died at the scene.

Kamari Johnson, 16, was stabbed by a 17-year-old boy in row over £180 moped in west London last year

Kamari Johnson was found injured after police were called to Bourne Avenue in Hayes, west London, on May 24 last year.

Backing from London’s business community is crucial for making the project ‘unstoppable’, a senior TfL official has said