Delta worker killed by exploding tire was just months away from retirement, family says [Video]

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) – A Delta Air Lines worker who died in a tire explosion this week was less than a year away from retirement.

Delta employees Mirko Marweg, 58, and Luis Aldarondo, 37, were killed at the facility early Tuesday morning in what Atlanta fire officials are calling a tire explosion.

A third worker, who hasn’t been identified, was injured and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

On Wednesday, Mirko’s wife, Scottie Ann Marweg, said his loss can’t be put into words.

“I don’t know how I’m feeling. I’m in disbelief,” she said. “It’s so weird. We’ve been together so long.”

Scottie Ann Marweg said they were married for 28 years and called him the love of her life.

“He had a big heart, a big smile,” she said. “He would help anybody. He loved his family. He was a planner. He was smart.”

She said Mirko Marweg worked in the …