Following a fire outbreak at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, earlier today, which disrupted some part of operations, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says flight operations have resumed fully.
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Channels Television’s crew captured smoke bellowing from the Terminal One area of the facility on Monday evening.
According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, preliminary investigations reveal that the fire may have started from the ground floor of the airport’s Terminal One, where there are offices and a restaurant, from where it escalated to the roof.
She disclosed that some people were injured.
Kuku, however, reiterated that no fatality was recorded.
FAAN had on Monday said that it recorded a fire outbreak at the terminal.
The incident disrupted flight operations.
In an updated post on X (former Twitter), it revealed that a crane was successfully deployed to support rescue operations at the Control Tower, and all 14 persons initially trapped were safely rescued and fully evacuated from the facility.
“A total of six casualties — comprising three males and three females — were recorded, all of whom are in stable condition. One affected individual has been transferred to the FAAN Headquarters Hospital for further medical evaluation and remains stable,” it said.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said that the fire started from the IT server room before it was contained.
“The fire which emanated from the IT Server room on the 3rd floor of the five-storey building by the E-wing of the departure lounge has been confined by the multi-agency efforts. Further updates will be made available in due course,” it said in a statement signed by the Controller General, Margaret Adeseye.
