The nation's premier airport ,Murtala Muhammed International Airport ,Lagos temporarily closed to traffic on Monday few hours ago following the reported fire incident is now open to air traffic. A few foreign inbound flights were diverted during the crisis,but with deployment of mobile tower by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA),air traffic services have been restored at the airport with first flight departed about 7.20 p.m. Managing Director, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku disclosed during an interview with the press that there were no fatalities, except six people that sustained injuries during the incident. She confirmed that three international flights were diverted, including those operated by Emirates, British Airways and Lufthansa. According to Kuku, “Some of our operations were affected; however, they will be back up and running in the next half an hour.” She said the immediate priority was containing the fire, while investigations into the cause wer...
MMIA Fire Outbreak: Flights Diverted * 7 Air Traffic Controllers,Others Evacuated * Fire watch room set up
Flights into Murtala Muhammed International- Terminal 1 are temporarily diverted following fire out break at a section of the building. The cause of the fire out break is yet to be ascertained as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) fire fighting personnel are making frantic effort to put the fire under control. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirmed the incident and provides an update on the fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. According to FAAN ,emergency response operations are ongoing as firefighting teams continue efforts to fully contain and curtail the fire, while the orderly evacuation of passengers and airport personnel is in progress. "To strengthen response efforts, FAAN has activated mutual aid arrangements and called for reinforcements from the Lagos State Government, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, China Civil Engineering Construction Co...