Panic Erupts Among Viewers as David Muir’s Live ABC Broadcast Abruptly Cut by Breaking News Alert.NN
ABC News anchor David Muir paused Monday night’s edition of World News Tonight to share a report on an incident that occurred at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
David Muir’s viewers voiced their worries as the news anchor interrupted his broadcast last night to deliver urgent breaking news from Texas.
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During Monday evening’s ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, the reporter covered a mishap at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport where an employee lost command of a fuel hose while filling up an American Airlines aircraft. As footage of the event aired, David stated, “At Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, a ground worker losing control of the fuel hose.
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“The worker appearing to lose his grip while refueling an American Eagle plane, spraying fuel everywhere. American Airlines tonight telling ABC News it is looking into this incident.” The news comes as David Muir tackles Donald Trump’s chaotic and bizarre UN address head on.
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The occurrence unfolded as countless Americans across the nation are questioning whether they’ll manage to board their flights during the government shutdown.
Disturbing footage of the mishap, which took place over the weekend at a gate in Terminal E of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, reveals the employee losing command of the hose, dousing gallons of extremely combustible fuel across the aircraft and the airport tarmac. According to the video circulated on social media, it seems that fuel continued gushing from the hose for over a minute while the worker battled to regain control and retreated, reports the Mirror US.
Nobody was hurt in the incident. American Airlines released a statement saying, “We are looking into the incident with DFW Airport and the airport’s fueling contractor, Menzies, and worked together on the cleanup per procedure.”
An airport representative confirmed the spill was swiftly contained.
Following ABC World News Tonight’s Instagram post of David’s coverage, numerous viewers voiced worries about the airport employee, with several questioning why they were handling plane refueling alone. One person wrote, “Why is there only one person doing this… fueling a plane, you would think for safety precautions as such, another person would be there to shut it off in this situation.”
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Another commented, “D–n. We were just there last night. I hope he’s OK.” Someone else posted, “Omg, I hope he is okay.” Yet another shared, “I hope he’s ok?”
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One viewer observed, “It looks like something hit him in the face.” A worried commenter noted, “Looks like it malfunctioned and got into his eyes.”
Another remarked, “I can’t believe one guy pumps gas like he’s filling up his car. So much pressure! Isn’t there some kind of safety valve, sensor, something?”.
“Never work by yourself is my motto,” one viewer posted. Another added, “It’s highly flammable and an extremely fire hazard which could cause catastrophic damage…It should be cleaned up immediately by a professional crew to prevent fire and contain environmental damage….”
