BIODUN AKOMOLAFE
A fire incident that would have dealt a big blow on aviation industry in West African region was on Thursday night averted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
This followed a quick response by men of the Airport Fire and Rescue Services Department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN).
Confirming the development, the general manager corporate communications of FAAN, Yakubu Dati in a statement said incident which occurred in the E-Wing on Thursday, July 28 2016 at about 24.00hrs GMT did not however, affect flight operations.
According to Dati, preliminary investigation indicates that the fire emanated from the electrical control panel.
“Our engineers who have restored power at affected areas are working round the clock to restore normalcy,” he stated.
While apologizing to the air travelers on behalf of the airport authority over the incident, the FAAN spokesperson therefore, advised members of the public to therefore disregard any that may want to exploit the situation to create unnecessary panic.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to apologise to all travelers and airport users for inconveniences caused while assuring them of their safety and security, Dati stated.
