Delta flight dumps fuel on L.A. school, 26 treated for minor injuries 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Delta Airlines jet making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport dumped fuel on the playground of an elementary school in the flight path on Tuesday, inflicting minor injuries on 17 children and nine adults, local and federal authorities said. All of the injuries at Park Avenue Elementary School in suburban Cudahy were said to be minor and none of the victims needed hospitalization, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said on Twitter. “Shortly after takeoff, Flight 89 from LAX to Shanghai experienced an engine issue requiring the aircraft to return to LAX. This is an elementary school, these are small children,” Elizabeth Alcantar, the mayor of Cudahy, told the Los Angeles Times.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 14, 2020 23:07 UTC