BREAKING: Flights Diverted Following Fire Outbreak At Lagos Airport

Flight operations in Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have been diverted following a fire outbreak at E54 Bridge of the airport, GWG.ng reports.

A statement issued by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigerian, FAAN disclosed that the fire outbreak occurred at the dawn of Thursday morning.

It was gathered that smoke was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the airport’s E Wing.

A statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports Authority, FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah Director, said that although the fire was brought under control at 06:41 am, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing of the airport in Lagos.

The statement reads: “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.”

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