Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, myself and another flight attendant felt dizzy and light-headed. We believed it to be from the aircraft turning, perhaps air sickness. About 15 mins later the flight attendant in the left lower galley was found to be sick, shaky, lightheaded. Another 10 mins passed and all the flight attendant's near the service center had the same complaints. The flight engineer proceeded downstairs to the left lower galley and it was determined that an odorless gas from the cargo must be causing the problem at which time it was determined we would divert to tpa. 4 flight attendants (including myself) and the 3 cockpit members remained at the airport and the remaining flight attendants went to the hospital. Our symptoms continued for a few hours after landing. By the next morning, I felt fine. Containers with flammable liquid in the bottom of them caused the fumes. It seemed that once each of us began to feel sick it hit quickly with nausea, shaking, and light-headedness until we were as far away as possible from the service center.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT OF TOXIC FUMES CREATING ILLNESS ON BOARD A DC10 IN FLT. CAPT ELECTS TO DIVERT AND LAND AT TPA. FLT MIA-LAX. 9 CABIN ATTENDANTS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. FUMES CREATED FROM FLAMMABLE LIQUID IN CARGO CARGO BIN. PAX WERE NOT AFFECTED, JUST THE CABIN ATTENDANTS IN THE SVC CTR.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, MYSELF AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT FELT DIZZY AND LIGHT-HEADED. WE BELIEVED IT TO BE FROM THE ACFT TURNING, PERHAPS AIR SICKNESS. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER THE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE L LOWER GALLEY WAS FOUND TO BE SICK, SHAKY, LIGHTHEADED. ANOTHER 10 MINS PASSED AND ALL THE FLT ATTENDANT'S NEAR THE SVC CTR HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THE FE PROCEEDED DOWNSTAIRS TO THE L LOWER GALLEY AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN ODORLESS GAS FROM THE CARGO MUST BE CAUSING THE PROB AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DETERMINED WE WOULD DIVERT TO TPA. 4 FLT ATTENDANTS (INCLUDING MYSELF) AND THE 3 COCKPIT MEMBERS REMAINED AT THE ARPT AND THE REMAINING FLT ATTENDANTS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. OUR SYMPTOMS CONTINUED FOR A FEW HRS AFTER LNDG. BY THE NEXT MORNING, I FELT FINE. CONTAINERS WITH FLAMMABLE LIQUID IN THE BOTTOM OF THEM CAUSED THE FUMES. IT SEEMED THAT ONCE EACH OF US BEGAN TO FEEL SICK IT HIT QUICKLY WITH NAUSEA, SHAKING, AND LIGHT-HEADEDNESS UNTIL WE WERE AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE SVC CTR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.