Fire at Heathrow cargo warehouse

9 July 2010

A fire has broken out at the Servisair Warehouse at London Heathrow (LHR) Airports cargo area. 

It is thought a forklift truck caught fire at the Servisair Warehouse at around 1315 BST Friday 9 July.  No-one is believed to have been hurt but witnesses reported a small number of explosions, probably from gas cylinders on the vehicle.  The cargo area has been cordoned off but the airfield remains open. Roads in the area have now re-opened.

A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport said

"operations were unaffected"

but they would be monitoring the situation.

For the full story with pictures and video, please see the BBC News website.