Heathrow Airport evacuated & passport control shut down with passengers stuck in huge queues as crew probe ‘fire'
Passengers were forced out of Terminal Three at Europe's largest airport as fire crews probe the incident.
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Writing on X, the airport said: "While the fire service investigate a fire alarm, some areas of Terminal 3 have been temporarily evacuated.
"Colleagues are working as quickly as possible to resolve this, and we apologise for any disruption this may cause to journeys."
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