FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Just yards away from a major runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), dozens of rail tankers marked with hazardous material warnings sit parked in plain view — and some say it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The tankers, lined up along the edge of Runway 10L, are labeled with placards reading “1987,” the code for highly flammable alcohol. Their presence so close to active air traffic has alarmed residents, aviation experts, and even airport officials — but despite years of concern, no changes have been made.
One of the concerned residents, Ched Keiler, often drives along Perimeter Road near the airport and was stunned when he first saw the tankers…