Early morning fire ravages FAAN headquarters, Lagos
Early morning fire ravages FAAN headquarters, Lagos
Update:
The headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos has been reported to have been engulfed by fire in the early hours of Tuesday.
Reports also have it that the fire affected some offices including the Audit, Communications and Engineering Departments.
A source at the FAAN fire service said the incident, which occurred around 7a.m., was caused by an electrical fault.
Although there were no casualties, files and other equipment belonging to the authority were completely destroyed.
The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni and other top police officers were on ground to maintain law and order.
The incident caused heavy vehicular traffic around the airport and its environs.
As at the time of filing this report, firefighters from FAAN and the Lagos State Fire Service were still battling to put out the fire completely.
