The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed outbreak of fire incident at the E54 Passenger Air Bridge, domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos at the early hour of Thursday.
The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Obiageli Orah, who confirmed the incident, added that management have diverted flight operations out of Terminal 1 of the Airport to the D Wing following a fire outbreak.
The fire was brought under control by the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) at 06:41hrs while 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.”