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Heathrow has come under lockdown again after police evacuated staff and passengers from Terminal Four this afternoon. The evacuation and subsequent lockdown was reportedly prompted by a fire alarm.
https://twitter.com/Independent/status/882943354992046080
UPDATE: Heathrow Airport Terminal Four has reopened after fire alert.
https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/882948218484654080
What Happened?
Passengers were evacuated from Terminal Four following a fire alarm. Footage from the scene shows mass confusion as passengers attempted to leave the terminal but staff were unable to provide them with details or updates.
Airport staff are currently investigating “as a matter of urgency” as the alarm was set off shortly before 1:30 P.M. local time on Thursday.
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Freelance journalist Harriet Constable described the scene as “chaos” in a number of Tweets.
https://twitter.com/HConstable/status/882937840354590720
https://twitter.com/HConstable/status/882940179404783616
https://twitter.com/HConstable/status/882940462889410561
https://twitter.com/HConstable/status/882940776644300800
https://twitter.com/HConstable/status/882941052071682050
https://twitter.com/HConstable/status/882946206015664128
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in London, United Kingdom. Heathrow is the third busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic in addition to being the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic and the sixth busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic. In 2016, it served a record 75.7 million passengers, a 1.0% increase from 2015.
