An aircraft belonging to Overland Airways ATR aircraft caught fire at the company’s hangar at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Friday.
The fire broke out as the
aircraft was being serviced.
Henrietta Yakubu, spokeswoman of
the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said no life was lost in the
incident.
Passengers and other airport
users were frightened when they saw smoke billowing from that side of the
airport.
Fire fighters are still trying to curtail the inferno from spreading.Overland Airways airplane ✈️ engulfed in flames during maintenance.— Nigeriatunes (@nigeriatunes) October 12, 2018
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The plane was being serviced when it caught fire 🔥 and the fire spread to other planes ✈️. The fire burned multiple airplanes , damage estimate will be in millions of dollars. #Nigeriatunes pic.twitter.com/MP8W7ue2Qx
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