INFRASTRUCTURE
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The cause of Thursday’s power outage at Heathrow Airport, the result of a fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, is still not known, but it has highlighted several vulnerabilities in the U.K.s infrastructure:
Dependence on Single Power Sources: Heathrow relies solely on the North Hyde substation for its electricity, lacking alternative connections to other substations. This single point of failure led to a complete shutdown when the substation was compromised.
