UPS plane explodes after takeoff in Kentucky

UPS plane explodes after takeoff in Kentucky

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A cargo plane has crashed in a fiery wreck shortly after takeoff from a main airport in the US state of Kentucky, with video footage showing a large plume of smoke billowing into the sky.
UPS flight 2976 crashed around 5.15pm on Tuesday, US time, after departing Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport for Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Multiple emergency crews, including the Louisville Metro Police Department, responded to the crash site, where authorities warned there was “fire and debris”.

A shelter-in-place order was issued within the hour “for all locations within 5 miles of the airport,” the LMPD posted on X.
Injuries were reported, but the exact nature or how many passengers were on board the aircraft is unclear, police added.

The airport closed the entire airfield after the crash, it announced on X. UPS also confirmed that the plane involved in the crash was one of theirs.
One cargo plane with UPS was set to take off from the Kentucky airport at 5:02pm, according to a FlightAware tracker. It’s unclear if this is the same aircraft that crashed near the airport.

The FAA confirmed that the plane crashed shortly after taking off.
“UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15pm local time on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky,” the FAA said in a statement to The Post. “The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The FAA and NTSB will investigate. The NTSB will lead the investigation and will provide all updates.”


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