update Officials said 67 children and adults were treated Tuesday when fuel dumped by a Delta airliner making an emergency return to Los Angeles International Airport fell onto several area schools.
Approximately 20 children and 11 adults at Park Avenue Elementary School reported a reaction after they were exposed to jet fuel that fell on a playground, according to Los Angeles County firefighters.
Fire crews treated 60 people including elementary school students after a plane dumped jet fuel near Cudahy and South Los Angeles schools, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Over 70 firefighters and paramedics responded to the hazmat incident at 93rd Street, Tweedy, Graham, and Park Avenue elementary schools and Jordan High School, according to the L.A. county and city fire departments.
A Delta Airlines flight dumped the fuel on its return to Los Angeles International Airport shortly after takeoff.
Delta Airlines issued the following statement:
"Shortly after takeoff, Flight 89 from LAX to Shanghai experienced an engine issue requiring the aircraft to return to LAX. The aircraft landed safely after an emergency fuel release to reduce landing weight."
Fire crews treated 60 people including elementary school students after an aircraft dumped fuel as it approached Los Angeles International Airport.
School officials said students and staff were on the playground when they may have been sprayed or inhaled fumes. Paramedics were immediately called and staff members were visiting every classroom to check on students and staff, according the to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Patients were treated for minor skin irritation but no one was transported to a hospital and no evacuation orders were issued for the surrounding areas.
There are special fuel-dumping procedures for planes that fly in or out of U.S. airports, according to a statement issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
"These procedures call for fuel to be dumped over designated unpopulated areas, typically at higher altitudes so the fuel atomizes and disperses before it reaches the ground," the FAA stated. They were investigating the incident.
The city of Downey sent out a text alert to residents advising them to close windows and doors to keep jet fuel odor
Numerous children reported skin irritation and a noxious smell at the schools Tuesday shortly after noon.
School officials said students and staff were on the playground when they may have been sprayed or inhaled fumes. Paramedics were immediately called and staff members were visiting every classroom to check on students and staff, according the to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Patients were treated for minor skin irritation but no one was transported to a hospital and no evacuation orders were issued for the surrounding areas.
There are special fuel-dumping procedures for planes that fly in or out of U.S. airports, according to a statement issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
"These procedures call for fuel to be dumped over designated unpopulated areas, typically at higher altitudes so the fuel atomizes and disperses before it reaches the ground," the FAA stated. They were investigating the incident.
The city of Downey sent out a text alert to residents advising them to close windows and doors to keep jet fuel odor, #Delta #news #Emergency
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