It is pitch black at the Port Harcourt International Airport
after a bush fire damaged electricity facilities.
Part of the bushes surrounding the airport caught fire on
Tuesday; the second time in weeks that a similar incident resulted in flight
delays at the airport.
John Onyi, manager of corporate communications at the
airport, told NAN on Thursday that efforts are ongoing to restore power at the
airport.
According to Onyi, the latest fire incident destroyed
facilities belonging to the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company.
“The bush fire damaged over 14 high tension poles supplying
electricity to the airport’s 33kv feeder,” he said.
“However, PHED technical crew have been mobilized to the
site, with a view to erecting the poles and restoring power supply to the
airport.”
The spokesman appealed to airport authorities and travellers
to be patient throughout the period repairs of the facilities would last.
On Saturday, January 25, the Muritala Mohammed International
Airport in Lagos suffered a bush fire incident.
According to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the
bush fire incident occurred around the RESA of 36L at the airport.
The incident, however, did not affect flight operations.
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