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At least 7 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport
- On Nov. 4, UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time after departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing at least three crewmembers and injuring nearly a dozen.
- Video footage from social media and local station WLKY showed the fully fueled McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter briefly lifting with an engine fire before exploding.
- Authorities issued shelter-in-place orders within a 5-mile radius and north to the Ohio River as emergency crews faced explosions and fires, with nearby businesses hit, including a petroleum recycling company and an auto parts shop.
- The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation and sent a team, while officials halted operations at UPS Worldport, which handles 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour; Boeing Co. offered technical assistance and CSX Corp. suspended nearby rail service.
- Investigators say the cause is unclear and will take time to determine amid air traffic controller shortages since Oct. 1; UPS operates 27 McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, a three-engine widebody.
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Breaking OneUPS Cargo Plane Crashes in Louisville, Killing at Least 7
At least seven people were killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening, the Kentucky governor said. Two businesses near the airport were hit by the plane, the governor, Andy Beshear, said. A billowing cloud of black smoke rose from the site of the crash as dozens of federal, state and local emergency agencies rushed to the scene. “Anybody who ha…
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