The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted flight operations at terminal one of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos to the D Wing following a fire outbreak at the facility.
Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, in a statement said the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday.
Orah explained that at “05:29 hrs, smoke was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the entire E Wing.
“The Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) team was quick to respond, arriving at the scene by 05:30 hrs. Initial suspicions point to sparks from an electrical unit as the cause, but a thorough investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire.
“The incident, which had escalated into a fire, was brought under control by 06:41 hrs. Efforts to ventilate the smoke from the building are in progress.”
