A terminal at Heathrow Airport has been evacuated as firefighters respond to a “possible hazardous materials incident”, the London Fire Brigade has said.<\/p>\n
In a post on X, the airport advised passengers not to travel to Terminal 4 as emergency services responded to an incident this evening.<\/p>\n
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Firefighters are responding to a possible hazardous materials incident at Heathrow Airport.<\/p>\n
“Specialist crews have been deployed to carry out an assessment of the scene, and Terminal 4 has been evacuated as a precaution while firefighters respond.<\/p>\n
“The brigade was first called about the incident at 1701, and crews from Feltham, Heathrow, Wembley and surrounding fire stations have been sent to the scene.”<\/p>\n
The airport said in a statement on X: “Terminal 4 check-in has been closed and evacuated while emergency services respond to an incident.<\/p>\n
“Please do not travel to Terminal 4, colleagues are supporting passengers on site.<\/p>\n
“We will provide further information as soon as we can, all other terminals are operating as normal.”<\/p>\n
On X, National Rail Enquiries said trains were unable to call at Heathrow Terminal 4 because of the incident.<\/p>\n
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