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March 26, 2008

Photo by Rafahh via Flickr One firefighter has died at an explosion near LAX this afternoon. Check here for updates.Terminal One was evacuated early this morning after security screeners saw something that resembled a grenade, prompting a near 40-minute evacuation of the Southwest Airlines terminal. After officials identified it as a toy grenade, operations went back to normal. LAX officials told KNBC that passengers should be reminded "not to pack anything that resembles a......

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March 25, 2008

Photo by El A'shantiq via Flickr Late Monday night at LAX, an Australian-bound Qantas Boeing 747 blew four tires while attempting to take off. The pilot aborted the takeoff after a warning light went on, braking suddenly, damaging the tires as the plane came to a rest to the side of a taxiway. It is unknown what caused the light Rescue crews took everyone off the plane and Qantas provided hotels for passengers as......

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