Delta jet headed to LAX for emergency landing dumps fuel on school playground; 20 children treated

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An airplane returning to Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning
dropped jet fuel onto a school playground, striking several students at Park
Avenue Elementary School in Cudahy, officials said.

Delta Flight 89 had taken off from LAX with 149 passengers on board and was en
route to Shanghai when it turned around and headed back to the L.A. airport.

“Shortly after takeoff, Flight 89 from LAX to Shanghai experienced an engine
issue requiring the aircraft to return to LAX,” Delta spokesperson Adrian Gee
said. “The aircraft landed safely after an emergency fuel release to reduce
landing weight.”

Shortly before this plane landed at LAX, it dumped what's believed to be fuel on
an elementary school playground, hitting several students. LA County Fire said
70+ are on scene assessing multiple patients https://t.co/G5duAwTvUt
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department said more than 70 firefighters and
paramedics were at the school, and 20 children and 11 adults were treated for
minor injuries. No one was transported to the hospital. Additionally, six people
at Tweedy Elementary School and six others at San Gabriel Elementary in South
Gate were affected, as was one adult patient at Graham Elementary School.

L.A. City Fire was also at the scene. The agency’s spokesperson Nicholas Prange
said two classes were outside when the liquid rained down shortly before noon.
Students and staff were instructed to go indoors and remain there for the time
being.

Park Avenue Elementary School sixth-grader Josue Burgos was participating in
physical education outside when he was surprised to feel a sensation of rain.
The 11 year old in Mariana de la Torre’s class looked up to see a plane
barreling down on his campus with dread.

“We came out and we were playing and the airplane was outside and we thought it
was rain, but then we knew it was throwing gas on us and everybody started to
run,” Josue said. “We went to the auditorium and we knew what happened. We went
back to class. We stayed for one hour and then we went home.”

Josue said fuel landed on his sweater, shirt and shorts and the odor was
immediately noticeable.

“Yeah, it smelled bad,” he said. “It wasn’t water.”



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