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Trains to and from Heathrow Airport were halted after a trackside grass fire caused delays and cancellations. <\/b><\/p>\n
National Rail said there was a “major disruption” to services following the incident which began shortly after 16:00 BST.<\/p>\n
A statement said all lines were blocked between London Paddington station and Heathrow’s terminals, as well as Reading, due to “a failure of the electricity supply caused by a fire next to the track”.<\/p>\n
In an update on Sunday morning, rail operators said the fire had been extinguished and normal services had resumed.<\/p>\n
Pictures on social media showed crowds of stranded passengers at Paddington, one of London’s main rail hubs.<\/p>\n
London Fire Brigade said six fire engines and around 40 crew members were tackling the blaze near Scrubs Lane, North Kensington.<\/p>\n
Great Western Railway, external<\/span><\/a> cancelled its services to Reading and no Elizabeth line or Heathrow Express services were running between Paddington and Heathrow on Saturday night.<\/p>\n The airport advised passengers to leave extra time for their journeys, adding that the Piccadilly line, which runs services to the airport, also has delays.<\/p>\n Network Rail Western said some services on Sunday morning could face delays and cancellations, caused by trains being displaced by the disruption. <\/p>\n Earlier on Saturday, Heathrow’s southern runway was closed while crews tackled a grass fire on the airfield. <\/p>\n It caused some disruption with at least two flights diverted elsewhere. Heathrow apologised for any disruption and said the fire was extinguished quickly. <\/p>\n That comes weeks after another grass fire near Heathrow’s southern runway which forced 18 flights to divert and destroyed a large area of grassland. <\/p>\n While weather has cooled across much of the UK in recent days following record-breaking heat over the summer, fire crews have still been warning of wildfire risks.<\/p>\n