PASSENGERS have been evacuated from a Heathrow terminal over a “possible hazardous material”.
Fire crews were called to the major London airport at around 5pm.
Footage from the scene shows hoards of weary travellers standing outside Terminal Four after it was shut down.
A staff member with a megaphone could be heard saying: “We do apologise for the inconvenience, we do have a specialist team on site. This is an ongoing incident in Terminal Four. I can’t give any more of an update at the moment as to when you can come back in the building.
“I do apologise.”
A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade said: “Firefighters are responding to a possible hazardous materials incident at Heathrow Airport.
“Specialist crews have been deployed to carry out an assessment of the scene, and part of the airport has been evacuated as a precaution whilst firefighters respond.
“The brigade was first called about the incident at 17:01, and crews from Feltham, Heathrow, Wembley and surrounding fire stations have been sent to the scene.”
A spokesperson from Heathrow Airport said: “Terminal 4 check in has been closed and evacuated while emergency services respond to an incident.
“We are asking passengers not to travel to Terminal 4 and supporting those on site.”
The spokesperson said all other terminals are operating as normal.
“Trains are unable to call at Heathrow Terminal 4 due to the emergency services dealing with an incident,” National Rail added in a post on X.
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