L.A. Renter Near LAX Recalls Terrifying Moment Ice Chunks Crashed Through Ceiling
Officials say a plane passed overhead as the FAA investigates whether the ice block came from an aircraft.
- A large block of dirty ice crashed through the roof of a Whittier, California, home on April 10, landing on a couch where resident Yuder Grau had been sitting moments earlier.
- Grau heard what sounded like an explosion before discovering the ice, prompting his landlord, Thania Magana, to investigate potential links to overhead air traffic at the time.
- Photos released by Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn show the yellowish ice block, which emitted a foul odor and raised health concerns for residents who touched it.
- Hahn sent a letter Tuesday to the Federal Aviation Administration requesting a thorough investigation, and the agency confirmed Wednesday that an inquiry is underway.
- While such events are rare, this incident raises aviation safety concerns over densely populated areas, echoing a 2020 Delta Air Lines fuel dump in Los Angeles County that cost more than $78 million to settle.
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A Whittier man who narrowly escaped serious injury or death when a large chunk of ice came crashing through his ceiling earlier this week is speaking out about the frightening ordeal. The April 14 incident happened just before 11:30 a.m. at Yudier Grau’s Whittier home, which just so happens to sit underneath a flight path [...]
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