(Reuters) -Two workers were killed and one injured when a tire exploded as it was being removed from a plane at the Delta Air Lines operations facility at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday, according to media reports.Delta did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation.
A Delta employee and a contractor were killed when a tire on a plane exploded while it was being removed, WSB-TV in Atlanta reported, citing sources. Another Delta employee suffered injures in the incident.
The aircraft arrived from Atlanta from Las Vegas on Sunday, the station reported, citing flight information.
(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago; Editing by Caitlin Webber Webber)
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