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Anyone who has worked as a mechanic (or has a loved one who has) knows that there are always dangers involved in that line of work. Families of mechanics hope and pray that nothing will befall their loved ones.
Unfortunately, mishaps do happen. On Tuesday morning, a terrible accident at a Delta Airlines maintenance facility near Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport claimed the lives of two employees and severely injured another.
Two Delta employees killed and another injured during an incident at the airline’s Atlanta Technical Operations Maintenance facility on Tuesday morning.
Delta TechOps is responsible for airline maintenance and repair.
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“Sources confirm that a tire on the plane exploded while it was being removed, killing a Delta employee and a contractor,” reports WSB Radio. “A second Delta employee suffered a major injury, but there is no word on that person’s condition.”
Police and Atlanta Fire Rescue units responded to the Delta TechOps maintenance hangar near the airport shortly after 5 a.
