AUGUST 28, 2024:
ATLANTA (AP) — The son of a worker who died in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport says his father’s body was unrecognizable. Andre Coleman told Atlanta’s 11Alive news station Tuesday (Aug. 27, 2024) that he wanted to see 58-year-old Mirko Marweg because he didn’t believe he was dead. But the family had to rely on tattoos and a Mississippi State lanyard around Marweg’s neck to confirm his identity after a medical examiner told them the body was unrecognizable. Marweg was among two workers who died Tuesday while wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at a wheel and brake shop. A third worker was seriously injured.
AUGUST 27, 2024:
ATLANTA (AP) — Two workers are dead and a third is seriously injured after an explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport. The airline says it’s working with authorities to investigate what happened. WSB-TV reported that a tire on a plane exploded early Tuesday morning (Aug. 27, 2024). The television station is citing unnamed sources. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that several Atlanta fire units and police went to the scene at the maintenance hangar near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after 5 a.m. Delta says in a statement that it’s heartbroken, but the airline is providing few details about the explosion.
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