There was stampede at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, due to a fire which engulfed the fourth and fifth floors of the building.
It was gathered that a member of staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) noticed smoke coming from the terminal and notified the authorities.
The news of the fire reportedly caused personnel on the eighth floor to scamper to avoid being caught in the fire.
Men of the fire department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), who were drafted to the scene, prevented the fire from spreading to sensitive parts of the airport.
Movements were restricted by security officials during the intervention period.
The development disrupted activities at the various airline counters and offices.
Managing Director of FAAN, Richard Aisuebeogun, was at the airport by 2.00 p.m. to assess the damage.
General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA, Mr. Supo Atobatele, confirmed the incident, but said that it did not affect the agency’s operations.
Atobatele said that the fire was caused by spark from the distribution box in the equipment room of the control tower.
He sated that due to the outbreak, NAMA operations at Lagos airport was put under Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), adding that the Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) were still directing flight at the airport.
According to him, efforts were being made to correct the fault.
interpo77 at 19-03-2011 06:00 PM (14 years ago) (m)
nigeria governmental agencies must abide to maintanance policy we cant expect a particular object to have life for ever,so they better reform/rebuild MM b4 it collapses
Posted: at 19-03-2011 06:00 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
No doubt money don miss, they don chop our money and decided to burn the building down, take loan again to repair the damages, well done my people.
Nigeria being what it is, someone has likely done something stupid to cover it up with fire. A lot of contract money is about to be stolen now for repairs.
Posted: at 19-03-2011 06:54 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Joethedude at 20-03-2011 02:17 AM (14 years ago) (m)
exactly my thoughts,where exactly are we heading?that country sucks,goossshhhhh!!! [/quote]
Problem with us Nigerians is that we take pride in battering our fatherland. Fires break out all the time in other parts of the world. Thats why countries have fire brigades to combat them. I join others in thanking God Almighty that no lives were lost.
Posted: at 20-03-2011 02:17 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
........yu already no that 
...heheh...if yu wanna smell what kebella is cooking........bring it up!!
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