Six commercial airline crew members sickened upon landing at LAX

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NBCLA

Two pilots and four flight attendants from a commercial passenger jet complained of headaches Saturday night after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport.

The six crew members stood on a jetway when firefighters arrived at 6:57 p.m. at Terminal 2, complaining of headaches after noticing an odor they believed might have been aircraft exhaust, said the Los Angeles Fire Department's Brian Humphrey.

โ€œThe odor had dissipated upon airline ground crew and LAFD arrival,โ€ Humphrey said. โ€œLAFD responders closely examined the aircraft cabin and cockpit with specialized instruments and found no environmental hazard.โ€

Fire crew members were taken to hospitals for further observation and one declined to be transported, he said.

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