Posted on 08/27/24
| News Source: FOX Business
Two Delta Air Lines workers were killed and another person was injured at a Delta maintenance facility in Georgia early Tuesday morning, the company said.
The incident happened at a Delta TechOps maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Few official details about the fatal incident were immediately available, though sources told FOX 5 Atlanta that a tire exploded while it was being removed from a plane. No update on the injured person was immediately provided.
John Laughter, chief of operations and president at Delta TechOps, confirmed in a statement that the incident happened at the facility's wheel and brake shop.
Two Delta workers were killed and a third person was injured in an incident at the Delta TechOps facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Georgia early Tuesday, the company said. (FOX5 Atlanta WAGA / Fox News)
"I’m deeply saddened to share that three TechOps team members were involved in an accident that took place early this morning in Atlanta TOC 3, Dept. 391 - Wheel & Brake Shop. Tragically, two of our team members involved passed away and one other team member was seriously injured," Laughter said. "We are extending our full support to their families at this difficult time and conducting an investigation to determine what happened."
Delta said in a separate statement that the airline was working with local authorities to conduct a full investigation to determine how the incident happened.
"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 (TOC 3)," the statement said, in part. "We have extended our full support to family members and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time."