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Major disruption as grass fire halts all trains to Heathrow Airport
Departure boards appeared to have gone blank at Paddington as train services were cut into Saturday evening
Trains to and from Heathrow Airport have been halted after a trackside grass fire caused delays and cancellations.
National Rail said "major disruption" was expected until the end of Saturday following the incident which began shortly after 16:00 BST.
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".
An update from Network Rail Western late on Saturday said the fire had been extinguished, but warned that disruption would continue, possibly into Sunday morning for some services.
It comes hours after a separate grass fire on Heathrow's airfield shut a runway earlier on Saturday.
Pictures on social media showed crowds of stranded passengers at Paddington, one of London's main rail hubs.
London Fire Brigade said six fire engines and around 40 crew members were tackling the blaze near Scrubs Lane, North Kensington.
Great Western Railway, external cancelled its services to Reading and no Elizabeth line or Heathrow Express services were running between Paddington and Heathrow on Saturday night.
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.