A fire outbreak in the early hours of Thursday has forced all flight operations in Terminal 1 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to be diverted to the D Wing.
The fire broke out at the E54 Bridge of the airport.
Sources within the scene confirmed that flame was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the airport’s E Wing.
Director of public affairs and consumer protection, Federal Airports Authority (FAAN), Obiageli Orah, in a statement said that although the fire was brought under control at 06:41 am, all flight operations in Terminal 1 have been diverted to the D Wing.
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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.
“In the meantime, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing. More details will follow shortly.”
