LONDON: Heathrow’s Terminal 4 “was safe to reopen,” the airport operator said Monday evening a few hours after its check-in area was temporarily closed and evacuated over a “possible hazardous materials incident.”
“Emergency services have confirmed Terminal 4 is safe to reopen and we are doing everything we can to ensure all flights to depart as planned today,” the operator of UK’s main international airport said on social media.
The London Fire Brigade said it was standing down operations around three hours after it was called to respond to a “possible hazardous materials incident” at the terminal part of one of the world’s busiest air hubs.
“Around 20 people have been assessed on scene by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service,” the fire brigade said, adding the cause of the incident “remains under investigation.”
“We are very sorry for the disruption caused, the safety and security of our passengers and colleagues is our number one priority,” the airport added.
It said other terminals had been operating as normal through the incident.
Heathrow terminal to reopen after ‘possible hazardous materials incident’
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Heathrow terminal to reopen after ‘possible hazardous materials incident’
- “Around 20 people have been assessed on scene by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service,” the fire brigade said
Eighteen die after migrant boat sinks off southern Greek island
- The boat was initially detected by a Turkish cargo ship
- The survivors were being taken to the island of Crete
ATHENS: Eighteen migrants drowned when their boat overturned 26 miles (40 km) south of the tiny southern Greek island of Chrysi, a coast guard official said on Saturday, while two were rescued from the sea.
The boat was initially detected by a Turkish cargo ship, which contacted the Greek authorities.
The survivors were being taken to the island of Crete, the official added.
Greece was on the front line of a 2015-16 migration crisis when more than a million people from the Middle East and Africa crossed into Europe.
Flows have ebbed since then but the last year has seen a steep rise in migrant boats, mainly from Libya, heading for Crete, Gavdos and Chrysi — the three Aegean islands nearest to the African coast. Fatal accidents remain common.
