Flight operations at terminal one of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos have been diverted by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to the D Wing following a fire outbreak at the facility.
Obiageli Orah, director, public affairs and consumer
protection, FAAN, said the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday.
In a statement, Orah said 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,” she said.
“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.”
On April 23, the airport authority also diverted flights
from the local airport to the international terminal after a Dana Air plane
veered off the runway at the Lagos airport.
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