Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed that six people sustained injuries in Monday's fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that a fire broke out at the airport facility, prompting an emergency response and the temporary closure of the Lagos airfield.

Providing an update on the incident, FAAN said emergency response operations remain active, with coordinated firefighting, rescue and safety teams continuing containment and recovery efforts.

The authority disclosed that a crane was deployed to support rescue operations at the Control Tower, where 14 persons were initially trapped. All of them have now been safely rescu...