The recent fire which broke out at the North Hyde substation (SST) in Hayes, west London received significant publicity over the resulting blackout at Heathrow airport and ‘global’ pandemonium caused to flight schedules. However, the significant power outage also cut supplies to over 60,000 homes and businesses. A considerable number of people had to be evacuated from their premises although there were no reports of serious injuries or fatalities from the fire.
In this month’s Vlog, these issues are also presented by Nat Cartwright, who heads up Devonshires’ Telecoms Utilities and Infrastructure Team.
We have also produced an article on this topic.
In our article, accessed via the link below, we cover various matters including:
- What substations/transformers are and why they are important
- The causes of fires or explosions in this type of infrastructure
- Whether the Heathrow fire was an isolated incident and what can be done to mitigate the risks of fire
- Delivery of new infrastructure in the housing context.
Full article: Heathrow substation fire raises important issues about electricity infrastructure
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