Four construction workers fall ill after carbon dioxide leak at LAX, one loses pulse
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Four construction workers at LAX Airport get sick – one seriously – after gas leak: Terminal 8 is evacuated as United Airlines flights are delayed
- A gas leak at LAX has hospitalized four construction workers, one of whom is in critical condition
- A man in his fifties was found without a heartbeat and not breathing in the utility room where the leak started
- United Airlines flights to LAX were delayed, but will resume at 10 a.m. PT
- A hazardous materials investigation only affected United Airlines facilities, the airport said
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A carbon dioxide leak in a utility room in Terminal 8 at LAX airport caused a construction worker to lose his pulse and stop breathing this morning.
The man in his fifties was found unconscious in the utility room where the leak started. Paramedics performed CPR and he was taken to a nearby Los Angeles hospital.
His condition was found to be critical when he arrived, the fire service said.
Three others, two men and a woman, were also found to be in the room, but less badly affected.
The airport has announced that the leak has caused delays and that all United Airlines flights to the airport will be kept at their original airport.
United flights already in the air and en route to LAX will continue as planned. Those who did not leave due to the leak will do so after 10 a.m. PT and regular service will resume.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has said the leak originated in a utility room.
The utility room is located more than 60 meters from the baggage area of Terminal 8, according to officials.
Authorities said workers could hear a popping sound shortly before the leak.
Los Angeles Airport Terminal 8 hosts main flights, operated by United Express and United Airlines.
The airport said in a tweet that only the United Airlines facility was affected by an ongoing hazardous materials investigation.
A Hazardous Materials team of the Los Angeles Fire Department rushed to the baggage claim area of that terminal around 7 a.m.
Terminal 8 was completely cleared of more than 100 passengers and was sent to Terminal 7 for “screening,” the airport said.
According to an update from the fire department at 8.45 am, only traces of carbon dioxide were left in the room.