There was bit of confusion this morning at the murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos following a fire outbreak at the E54 Bridge terminal one building of the airport
The firefighters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN were seen trying to put out the fire
Spokesperson for FAAN Obiageli Orah in a statement disclosed that at about 05.29 this morning smoke was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, which made electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the entire E wing of the terminal building
She noted that the airport rescue and firefighting services team had saved the situation as initial suspicion points to sparks from an electrical unit as the cause, but investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire.
Orah also revealed that the incident which had escalated into a fire was brought under control at 06.41am, adding that all flight operations in the terminal one of the MMIA have been diverted to the D wing of the Airport
