Some 17 children and six adults have been reported injured after a Boeing 777 returning to Los Angeles International Airport dropped fuel on an elementary school.
The plane performed an emergency fuel dump after experiencing mechanical problems taking off from LAX, local media have reported. About 70 firefighters and paramedics are at Park Avenue Elementary School tending to the wounded. The school is located about 14 miles east of the airport.
Videos posted to social media show fuel streaming from both of the plane’s wings as it passes by overhead.
DELTA flight 89 to Shanghai dumping fuel, returning to LAX W/ unknown emergency pic.twitter.com/UQVnRuc0IA
— Matt Hartman (@ShorealoneFilms) January 14, 2020
The dropped substance is believed to be jet fuel, though firefighters are working to confirm its nature. The plane, a Delta Airlines flight bound for Shanghai, landed safely just before noon local time, an airport spokesperson told local media.
UPDATE*** 17 children and 6 adults (23 patients total) all complaining of minor injuries being triaged by LACoFD Paramedics and Firefighters.
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) January 14, 2020
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Source: RT