A fire outbreak on Thursday has caused the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to divert all flight operations from the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal 1 to the D wing.
It was gathered that smoke, which eventually turned into fire was detected at the E54 bridge around 5:29 am, leading the engineers at the airport to disconnect power from the entire E wing.
The development was made known by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, in a statement she signed on Thursday.
Obiageli confirmed that officials of the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) were quickly mobilised to stop the fire.
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The statement reads, “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.”
