Two people are ineffective and a third is critically injured after a Delta flight’s tire blew up whereas it was being far from the airplane in Atlanta.

The explosion rocked an airport repairs area Tuesday … with firefighters and regulation enforcement officers dashing to the Delta TechOps hangar near the worldwide terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson, merely after 5 AM.

The victims haven’t been publicly acknowledged … nonetheless the agency confirmed one particular person killed was a Delta employee and the alternative particular person killed was a contractor. There?s no substitute however on the injured particular person?s state of affairs.

Delta despatched out their condolences … the company saying they?re heartbroken over the tragedy and are giving full help to victims? households and coworkers.

It?s nonetheless unclear what introduced on the explosion … nonetheless Delta said of their assertion they?re working with native authorities and the FAA in a full investigation.