Two Killed in Delta Aircraft Tire Explosion

The incident occurred early Tuesday morning at the airline's Atlanta maintenance facility.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:38 PM ET

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A Delta 757-200 undergoes maintenance at the carrier’s Atlanta TechOps facility. [Courtesy: AirlineGeeks/ William Derrickson]

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A tire explosion at Delta Air Lines' Atlanta maintenance facility on Tuesday morning resulted in two fatalities and one serious injury.
The deceased include a Delta employee and a contractor, who were reportedly removing a tire from a 31-year-old Boeing 757-200.
Another airline employee was seriously injured in the incident.
Delta Air Lines is conducting a full investigation with local authorities and providing support to the affected families and colleagues.

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Two people were killed and one injured early Tuesday morning in a reported tire explosion at Delta Air Lines’ Atlanta maintenance facility, the airline confirmed.

According to WSB-TV, one Delta employee and a contractor were killed as they were removing the tire.

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