FAAN says smoke, not fire, caused emergency at Lagos airport

The clarification came hours after FAAN initially reported a fire at the Lagos airport terminal, before preliminary findings showed the terminal’s fire suppression system caused the smoke.

FAAN clarifies there was no fire at Lagos Airport’s Terminal 2, attributing smoke to a fire suppression system discharge. Normal operations have resumed.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed a fire incident at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. FAAN, in a statement on Sunday via its official X handle, said its Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Service (ARFFS) was responding to the incident and working to contain th