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Professor Sean Wilkinson

Professor of Structural Engineering, Newcastle University.

Newcastle, UK.

What The Experts Say

Heathrow closure: What caused the fire, and why did it bring down the whole airport?

— A substation fire near Heathrow plunged Europe’s busiest airport into chaos, halting 1,300+ flights. Experts warn ageing infrastructure, weak backups, and climate threats expose national power vulnerabilities.

By Professor Kirk Chang, Dr Barry Hayes, Dr Chenghong Gu, Colin Manning, Professor Hayley J. Fowler, Paul Cuffe, Professor Sean Wilkinson

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