The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has announced to airline operators and other airport users that a bush fire incident has been reported at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri.
A statement by FAAN spokesperson, Herrienta Yakubu, said Officers of the Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Services are presently on ground and fire fighting is in progress.
She also assured that the incident did not affect flight operations as normal flight operations continues unhindered.
“The Authority will like to appeal to host communities around airports to please desist from burning bushes around the airports as this act is capable of jeopardizing safety of flight operations because of the prevailing weather condition in the country,” she states further.
