Six hospitalized after toxic chemical released from military plane crash

Munson Healthcare officials say they’ve treated 33 people for contamination, and six have been hospitalized after an F-16 military jet from the Texas Air National Guard crash-landed in Grand Traverse County Thursday. The medical center said the majority of those who were treated were first responders and are in stable condition. The crash came after a pilot safely ejected from his plane and deployed his parachute during a routine training exercise near Interlochen. According to the Associated Press , another pilot can be heard talking with air traffic controllers, saying that his wingman hit a bird and then crashed. Military officials have not confirmed these details.

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