April 25, (THEWILL) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted all flight operations in Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to the D Wing of the airport terminal.
The diversion, according to an official statement issued on Thursday morning by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli Orah, was due to a fire incident at the E54 Bridge at 05:29 hours.
Orah, however, said the fire was brought under control by the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) team at 06:41 hours, adding that efforts to ventilate the smoke from the building were in progress.
“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. More details will follow shortly,” Orah stated.
Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
