BREAKING: Fire guts Lagos Airport old terminal leading to diversion of flights

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has announced the diversion of flights from the E-wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport due to fire outbreak at the terminal.

In a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah, on Thursday said, a smoke was detected at E54 bridge of the terminal.

The statement said that officials of the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS), a department in the agency were swiftly mobilised to contain the fire, which had cut off power supply at the section of the old international terminal.

It’s recalled that the old terminal has withnessed frequent fire outbreaks leading to shutdown of flight operations.
Orah said: “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.”