Flights Diverted As Fire Guts Muritala Mohammed Airport 

By Felix Kuyinu

Activities at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, in Ikeja have been affected following a fire incident at one of the facilities at the air station.

Operatives at the airport stated that the E54 Bridge located in the premises of the airdrome’s Terminal 1 caught fire on Thursday morning.

Reports reveal that smoke was discovered rising from the E54 Bridge, prompting electrical experts to shut down power to the airport’s E Wing.

The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports Authority, FAAN, Obiageli Orah said that albeit the fire was brought under control at 06:41 am, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing.

Orah in a 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.