Firefighters received a call for an incident at his airport Heathrow to Britain And they are currently responding to the point as there is a possibility of “dangerous materials”. The incident happened at Terminal 4 which has been evacuated and thousands of passengers have come out of the building.
Special groups have been sent to evaluate the situation for the incident at Britain Airport, and part of the airport has been preventively evacuated, while firefighters respond to the incident.
“The Fire Service was first alerted to the incident at 17:01 and teams from Feltham, Heathrow, Wembley and the surrounding areas have been sent to the spot.”
What is not yet known is, what this problem is, nor what caused it. It is also not clear what the impact on air traffic will be as some flights appear to be running normally, while others are delayed at various terminals.
BREAKING: A terminal at Heathrow Airport has been evacuated while emergency services respond to a “possible hazardous materials incident”
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Footage via @RodleyWhite shows passengers outside the terminal as emergency services deal with an incident at Heathrow T4 security
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Firefighters responding to ‘possible hazardous materials incident’ at Heathrow Airport https://t.co/nk6RSBU9kz
– BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 8, 2025
“Trains cannot stop at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 due to the intervention of emergency services in an incident,” says National Rail, Britain’s National Railway Service, in a post on X.
NEW – #ArdrossanHarbour – No trains to / from Ardrossan Harbour until approximately 20:00.
— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) September 8, 2025
A spokesman for the airport said: “The check-in area at Terminal 4 has been closed and evacuated while the emergency services manage an incident.”
“We ask passengers not to travel to Terminal 4 and provide support to those already in the area. All other terminal stations are operating normally. We will provide further information as soon as possible, “the spokesman added.
Some Heathrow Express trains to and from Heathrow Airport are currently delayed. Please allow extra time for your journey. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. pic.twitter.com/c1iVKJjtW9
— Heathrow Express (@HeathrowExpress) September 8, 2025
Also some Heathrow Express trains to and from Heathrow Airport are delayed.
BREAKING: There’s disruption to some flights in and out of Heathrow Terminal 4 due to the evacuation of the terminal following a problem currently being investigated.
Firefighters are responding to a possible hazardous materials incident at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4!
— World Source News 24/7 (@Worldsource24) September 8, 2025
Now handing out blankets at Heathrow Terminal 4 pic.twitter.com/fToUsI6HEq
— Harry Smith (@HarrySmithDev) September 8, 2025
Authorities at the moment even give water and blankets to people waiting outside as the temperature is quite low.
Heathrow now handing out water, bosh! pic.twitter.com/xD6QR8hoBR
— Harry Smith (@HarrySmithDev) September 8, 2025
The other terminals are operating normally and more information is expected.