A Delta Air Lines airliner dumped jet fuel while making an emergency landing in Los Angeles, dumping jet fuel on six different Los Angeles schools as a result, The New York Times reports.
What happened: Delta Flight 89 left Los Angeles International Airport. The plane turned around due to an engine issue.
- The plane then dumped fuel over a five-mile stretch of land, sending jet fuel down over five elementary schools and one high school, according to The New York Times.
- Students were reportedly playing outside at one of the schools.
- Fifth grader Justin Guiti told CNN: “Drops of water were coming down. I thought it was a rainbow, and I looked up, and it was gasoline.”
Injuries: Students and staff complained about minor injuries from the jet fuel, including breathing problems, itching and skin irritation, per The New York Times.
- Per CNN: 20 children and 11 adults reported injuries.
Social media: Videos of the incident surfaced online.
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Potential danger: Authorities worried the jet fuel could have led to even more devastation because of hazardous materials, according to CNN.
- Officials said there wasn’t any danger.
- Schools remain open.
- Battalion Chief Jason Robertson told CNN: “With the monitoring devices that we have, there are no explosive limits that are being detected at all, as well as solid or liquid products remaining.”