US EditionAt least 9 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport
- On Tuesday, Nov. 4, a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport around 5:15 p.m., exploding into a fireball and trail of flames, with fire crews responding.
- FAA records show the aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD‑11 freighter built in 1991, fully fueled for a long‑haul flight to Honolulu, Hawaii, with cargo intensifying the post‑crash blaze.
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said at a press briefing that at least three fatalities and 11 injured, some seriously, are being treated at area hospitals.
- The airport was shut down and officials said operations were not expected to resume until Wednesday morning; Louisville Metro Emergency Services issued a shelter-in-place order within five miles, and Mayor Craig Greenberg warned of local road closures.
- Happening at UPS Worldport, the crash threatens to disrupt a major hub that sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour, and UPS said the National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.
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