2 lawsuits filed Tuesday ; 3 more are scheduled to be filed Wednesday . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Suits for health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long - term danger from smoke from Balad Air Force Base fire , prosecutors said in response .
6 lawsuits filed Tuesday ; 3 more are scheduled to be filed Wednesday . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Suits blame health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long-term danger from smoke from Balad Air Force Base pit , military said in 2008 .