Delta Flight Dumps Fuel On School Children
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:31:17 +0000
Published on January 15th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
January 15th, 2020 by Johnna Crider
A Delta flight bound for Shanghai had to make an emergency fuel dump earlier today. That fuel rained down upon Los Angeles near a school playground. Around 40 people were injured, the AJC reports.
This is a Delta flight appearing to dump fuel over a primary school before landing in LA this morning.
70 firefighters and paramedics are on the scene assessing those affected. @9NewsAUS
— Charles Croucher (@ccroucher9) January 14, 2020
Delta Flight 89 had just taken off from Los Angeles when it suddenly had engine failure and had to make the fuel dump. After it made the dump, the flight returned to back to Los Angeles International Airport. The airplane fuel apparently fell on Park Avenue Elementary, which then called the fire department. At least 17 students along with 9 adults were treated as a response. The Daily Star tweeted that around 30 children were complaining of skin irritation after the fuel was dumped all over the playground.
At least 30 children have complained of skin irritation after fuel was dumped on the school's playground #LAX #Delta #DL89 https://t.co/5FywgbTZ2i
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 14, 2020
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Johnna Crider Johnna Crider is a Baton Rouge artist, gem and mineral collector, and Tesla shareholder who believes in Elon Musk and Tesla. Elon Musk advised her in 2018 to “Believe in Good.” Tesla is one of many good things to believe in. You can find Johnna on Twitter