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2025-08-28Delta agrees to pay $79M to settle lawsuit after jetliner dumped fuel on schools
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that was experiencing engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los Angeles. The Delta jet had departed from Los Angeles to Shanghai on Jan. 14, 2020 -
Burien mayor calls for ‘plan of action’ at Sea-Tac Airport after LAX fuel dump incident
A jet departing from LAX dumped fuel over four area schools, sicking dozens of kids and adults. The mayor of Burien is concerned something similar could happen. Author: Christin Ayers BURIEN, Wash. — A day after a jumbo jet departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) dumped fuel over four area schools sickening dozens of -
Elementary school kids doused as jet dumps fuel before LAX emergency landing
A Delta jet headed to LAX for emergency landing dumped fuel on a school playground, causing skin irritation to 20 children and nine adults. By Colleen Shalby, Ruben Vives, Andrew Campa Jan. 14, 2020 10:40 PM An airplane returning to Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning dropped jet fuel onto a school playground, dousing several students