BREAKING: Heathrow travel chaos as fire shuts key station with passengers facing horror delays for hours

A fire has broken out near Heathrow Airport and halted rush hour travel with one key station forced to close and disruption expected to last until noon.

Travellers are facing delays between Heathrow Terminals and London Paddington, which will likely continue for hours, National Rail said. The train operator took to X to warn passengers: "NEW: A fire in the Heathrow area means trains are currently unable to call at #HeathrowTerminals."

"A fire next to the track between Heathrow Terminals and London Paddington means trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or cancelled. Disruption is expected until 12:00", National Rail wrote on its website. Affected routes include the Elizabeth line between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Shenfield and the Heathrow Express between Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Paddington.

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It comes just hours after a horror crash in Feltham left three people dead and sparked another blaze just minutes from the airport. The H26 bus crashed head on with a silver on a railway bridge on Monday night, leaving both the car and bus alight, police said.

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