By: Ade Phillips

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has rerouted flight operations from Terminal 1 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos to the D Wing due to a fire outbreak.

The incident took place at the E54 Passenger Air Bridge in the domestic wing of the airport.

FAAN’s director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, stated in a press release that the fire occurred at 5:29 a.m. on Thursday.

Fortunately, the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) managed to bring the fire under control by 06:41 a.m., while efforts to clear the smoke from the building were ongoing.

“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.