Fire Alarm Forces UK’s Heathrow Airport to Evacuate Thousands of Passengers

Huge Queues at Immigration as Brits Face Turbulent Start to Their Holidays

Britain’s big summer getaway turned into chaos on ‘Frantic Friday’ today as an airport terminal was evacuated, a major motorway was blocked and trains were cancelled.

Many families were on the move after the schools broke up for summer, but there was disruption for those travelling to London Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports.

An area of Heathrow Terminal 3 was cleared this morning while a fire alarm was investigated, which passengers said had caused huge waits for passport control.

Read the rest of the story at Mail Online.

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