US4 teachers filed a lawsuit against Delta after an airline flew fuel into the elementary school yard in California.

A student at Park Avenue Primary School in Cudahy, California, USA, was playing on the schoolyard on January 14 when a plane suddenly released fuel from the air, leaving 44 children and adults with injuries to be treated. due to the crashed airplane gasoline.

Four teachers at Park Avenue, located about 30 km east of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), held a press conference on January 17, saying it had filed a lawsuit with the Los Angeles Supreme Court about crash caused by flight number 89 caused.

The lawsuit stresses that jet fuel can be harmful and dangerous to humans, causing liver damage, immunodeficiency, impaired nerve function and hearing impairment, according to the Registry of Toxic and Diseases. United States disability.

A teacher said that although she had been rescued for oxygen and washed off jet fuel on her body, the next day she still had a headache and nausea, had to go to emergency. This teacher is concerned about the long-term health effects of himself, the student, and colleagues who encounter the problem.

Another fifth-grade teacher said that at the time of the plane's release of fuel, her students thought it was raining. They look at the sky and get liquid on their eyes, mouth, nose and skin. "The students cried and screamed when the eyes and skin began to burn," she said.

Speaking at a press conference in California on January 17, lawyer Gloria Allred, representing the plaintiffs, said his client had suffered physical and mental suffering because the pilot had failed to comply with regulations. air.

"There is no indication that Delta's pilot of Flight 89 really needed to discharge hundreds of liters of fuel per second in the city," lawyer Allred said. He added that Delta's aircraft flew so low that the fuel had no time to evaporate or dissipate before hitting the ground.

Delta Airlines spokesman on January 15 said the flight number 89 has just taken off to Shanghai, China, the engine problems should have "emergency fuel discharge to reduce volume" first. when returning to the airport for emergency landing.

However, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the flight number 89 pilot had released fuel without prior notice for air traffic control.

When air traffic control asked whether it was necessary to discharge fuel before landing, the pilot answered "No", according to the flight cockpit recording. But after the pilot replied, the aircraft had an engine problem, so it had to discharge fuel quickly. FAA continues to investigate the matter.

According to David Soucie, an aviation safety analyst, aircraft often have to reduce fuel to avoid incidents during an emergency landing. The United States has regulations about aircraft discharging fuel, but in an emergency, aircraft can discharge fuel anywhere.