US EditionAt least 7 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport
At least seven dead and 11 injured after UPS Flight 2976 crashed on takeoff, causing a large fire near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, officials confirmed.
- On Tuesday, a UPS wide-body freighter crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing at least three and injuring 11, sparking a hazardous scene. UPS Flight 2976, en route to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, crashed around 5:15 p.m., with authorities and UPS reporting casualties and a large fire.
- The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the probe while the Federal Aviation Administration also investigates the crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, UPS's global hub processing more than 2 million packages daily.
- Authorities ordered a shelter-in-place within a five-mile radius of the airport, later extended north to the Ohio River, while first responders and multiple agencies worked amid fire and debris, with Louisville Metro Police Department urging people to stay away.
- The Federal Aviation Administration said the airport will remain closed until at least 7 a.m. Wednesday, Grade Lane between Stooges and Crittenden is closed indefinitely, and 12,000 UPS employees at the Louisville hub may face disruptions.
- Investigators say no official cause has yet been reported for the crash, while aerial and social-media footage showed flames and black smoke around the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft, whose large fuel capacity creates hazardous conditions for first responders.
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Tragedy in Kentucky: A UPS cargo plane crashes shortly after take-off, causing at least seven deaths and several injuries.
At least seven dead after UPS plane crashes in fireball on takeoff from Louisville
A UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed on Tuesday and erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff from the international airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing seven, including all three aboard, and injuring 11 on the ground, officials said. Flames from the crash, shortly before sundown, ignited a string of fires in…
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