Just in: Huge fire covers old Lagos International Airport Terminal

 

A massive fire outbreak has engulfed the old terminal of the Lagos international airport.

A source close to the terminal, confided in The Guardian on Monday that the fire outbreak started around 3:30pm, but the cause of the inferno could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

The old terminal is currently under reconstruction by the Federal Government.

Also, The Guardian learnt that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other sister agencies are on ground to put out the raging inferno.

The director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Henry Agbebire, confirmed the incident.

Agbebire however said that firefighters from FAAN were currently responding and working to contain the inferno.

He added: “No loss of life has been recorded. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.”

The statement also could not ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak.

Cc: The Guardian