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Victims who drank jet fuel after Red Hill spill receive $17 million settlement
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has distributed approximately $17 million in settlement payments to 629 people harmed by the Red Hill jet fuel contamination crisis in Hawaii.
TL;DR
- The Department of Justice distributed $17 million in settlement payments to 629 people.
- Payments are for harm caused by the Red Hill jet fuel contamination crisis in Hawaii.
- A November 2021 fuel leak contaminated a drinking water system near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
- Affected residents filed claims against the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
- Settlements were reached with roughly 3,600 civilian plaintiffs.