A fire at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport on Thursday has led to the diversion of all flight operations from the E wing, as confirmed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.
The fire reportedly started early on Thursday morning after smoke was spotted at E54 bridge.
Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services, ARFFS, responded swiftly to contain the fire, which caused a power outage at the international terminal section.
FAAN‘s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli Orah, verified the occurrence of the fire.
“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. 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. In the meantime, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing,” she said
