Aviation News – An automated fire suppression system inside Virgin Atlantic’s engineering hangar at London Heathrow Airport unexpectedly activated during a routine night shift, submerging a multi-million-pound commercial aircraft under a massive blanket of high-expansion foam. ​The incident unfolded during standard overnight maintenance operations within the airline’s primary engineering facility. Virgin Atlantic maintenance crews were conducting scheduled checks when overhead fire safety systems triggered without an apparent active fire, creating an immediate operational disruption at one of the world's busiest aviation hubs.