00:00And we're going now to the United Kingdom as London authorities evacuated Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 for a few hours on Monday due to the possible presence of hazardous material.
00:10The decision comes after the London Fire Brigade said that its crews were called to the terminal at about 5 p.m. local time to carry out an assessment on the suspicion of the presence of the dangerous materials.
00:24Firefighters were stood down at around 8.20 p.m. local time after a special investigation did not find any trace of any adverse substance.
00:35However, the London Metropolitan Police announced in a statement that the cause of the incident remains under investigation.
00:42According to Airport Authorities, Terminal 4 is safe to reopen and that everything possible is being done to ensure that all flights depart as planned.
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