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Atlanta: Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion on Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.
Delta said it was working with local authorities to investigate what happened at the wheel and brake shop.
Multiple Atlanta Fire Rescue Department units and police park outside a Delta Maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.Credit: AP
The three staff members had been working on a Boeing 757 that arrived from Las Vegas on Sunday night, according to flight records, The Guardian and the London Telegraph reported.
WSB-TV reported that a tyre on a plane exploded. The television station cited unnamed sources.
Several Atlanta fire units and police responded to the maintenance hangar near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after 5am, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Flights into and out of the airport were not affected.
Multiple Atlanta Fire Rescue Department units and police park outside a Delta Maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.Credit: AP
“The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of two team members and the injury of another following an incident this morning at the Atlanta Technical Operations Maintenance facility,” Delta said in a statement. “We have extended our full support to family members and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.”
Delta thanked first responders and medical teams, and said the cause of the accident has not been released.
“We are now working with local authorities and conducting a full investigation to determine what happened,” the Atlanta-based airline said.