FAAN diverts flights as fire breaks out at Lagos airport

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.”