The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted flight operations at terminal one of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to the D Wing following a fire outbreak at the facility in the early hours of Thursday.
Director, public affairs and consumer protection, FAAN, Obiageli 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.
According to her, the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) team arrived at the scene by 05:30 hrs and the fire was brought under control by 06:41 hrs.
Orah said initial suspicions point to sparks from an electrical unit as the cause, but a thorough investigation was ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire.
