Workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
were nearly asphyxiated this morning when thick smoke emanating from serious
fire from one part of the headquarters of the agency engulfed the whole offices
and forced the workers to scamper for safety.
When THISDAY called one of the officers from Public Affairs
Department he responded, “Please I can’t talk now. This place is choking. I
cant breathe!” as he struggled to escape from the building.The fire, which sent
huge smoke spiraling into the air crippled activities and forced traffic
gridlock at the link road between General Aviation Terminal and the
international wing of the airport, from Ikeja –Agege Motorway.
“From that reception down to the Public Affairs Department
area is finished. That is what I saw,” said an official of the Nigerian
Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) who witnessed the fire.
Motorists are currently facing a harrowing experience,
struggling to access the international wing of the airports, as warnings are
going on that motorists should divert from the airport area at Mobalaji Bank
Anthony Way.
As at the time of filing this report, no one knows the cause
of the fire, where it started from or the extent of damage it has caused and
the impact, but there is suspicion that it might have been caused by electrical
problem.
Curious bystanders trooping to the scene have exacerbated
the gridlock and FAAN and other airport workers have resorted to trekking, as
idlers began to converge at the scene.
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