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Two workers killed, one injured in incident at Delta Airline facility in Atlanta

ATLANTA (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.

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