"Elizabeth Line services are unable to call at the terminal's train station, causing further misery for commuters on a day when the Piccadilly Line is suspended due to the ongoing Tube strike. A spokesman for Britain's biggest 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.""
"Firefighters are responding to a "possible hazardous materials incident" at Heathrow Airport. The London Fire Brigade said specialist crews have been deployed to the site in Hounslow, west London on Monday evening. In a statement, the LFB added: "Part of the airport has been evacuated as a precaution whilst firefighters respond. "The brigade was first called about the incident at 5.01pm, and crews from Feltham, Heathrow, Wembley and surrounding fire stations have been sent to the scene.""
A possible hazardous materials incident at Heathrow Terminal 4 has prompted a specialist firefighter response and precautionary evacuations. The London Fire Brigade deployed crews to the site in Hounslow on Monday evening and confirmed part of the airport was evacuated while firefighters respond. Terminal 4 check-in has been closed and evacuated, and passengers are being asked not to travel to Terminal 4 while support is provided to those on site. Elizabeth Line services cannot call at the terminal station, compounding disruption on a day when the Piccadilly Line is suspended due to a Tube strike. Crews from multiple local fire stations attended after a 5.01pm call.
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