At least 60 people, including nearly 20 elementary students and teachers at four different schools in Southern California, had to be treated after aviation fuel rained down on their playground. A Delta Air Lines flight had just taken off from Los Angeles International Airport enroute to Shanghai when it was forced to return. The plane landed safely.
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The pilot of Delta flight 89 began dumping fuel at a low altitude about 15 miles away to bring down the landing weight without realizing he was over the Park Avenue Elementary School. Firefighters said several children reported skin irritation and a noxious smell, but no one had to be taken to the hospital.