Tension As Fire Guts Lagos Airport Building

Passengers and staff were left terrified following a fire breakout at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Reports reaching Naija News at the time revealed that the inferno started in some parts of the number one gateway airport while staff were going about their daily routine with passengers on standby.

While officials are still investigating the incident, it was gathered the inferno erupted from a faulty cable on the Tarmac.

It has been alleged that the fire gutted a section of the administrative office of FAAN yesterday night.

“All passengers and staff were asked to evacuate the building while the Lagos State Fire service was on hand to complement that of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN),” Tribune quoted a source as saying.

More details shortly…