All flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport have been diverted from terminal 1 to the D wing of the airport over a fire breakout.
This was done by The Federal Airport Authority. It was further explained the technicians at the airport have stopped the supply of power to the E wing of the airport to put the fire which started around 5:29 am Thursday under control.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah.
“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 statement added.
“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.”
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