Airline Finds Leak of Radioactive Chemical
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From Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Passengers and crew on a Mexicana Airlines plane that had been carrying leaking packages of a radioactive chemical showed no sign of radiation contamination, officials said Sunday.
An undetermined amount of molypentachloride, a corrosive that emits low-level beta radiation, was found in the cargo hold after the packages, put on the plane in Chicago, were unloaded Saturday in Mexico City.
The plane had already left for Philadelphia when the leak was discovered, and officials notified Philadelphia police of the contamination.
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