By Stella Enenche, Abuja
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), said it has commenced investigation to ascertain the cause of a fire incident on Thursday at E54 bridge of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,Lagos.
FAAN disclosed this on Thursday in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah.
According to FAAN,all flight operations in terminal one have been diverted to the D Wing.
The statement 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,”.
