"LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball Tuesday while taking off from the company's global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least three people and injuring 11 - numbers that were likely to grow, the state's governor said. The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport."
""Right now we believe we have at least three fatalities, though I believe that number is going to get larger. We have at least 11 injuries, some of them very significant," Gov. Andy Beshear said. Video showed flames on the plane's left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball. Video also revealed portions of a building's shredded roof next to the end of the runway."
"UPS's largest package handling facility is in Louisville. The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour. "We all know somebody who works at UPS," Louisville Metro Council member Betsy Ruhe said. "And they're all texting their friends, their family, trying to make sure everyone is safe. Sadly, some of those texts are probably going to go unanswered. My heart goes out to those families and those friends.""
An MD-11 UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded during takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport at about 5:15 p.m. while en route to Honolulu. Flames and smoke were visible on the left wing, the aircraft briefly lifted, then crashed and erupted into a massive fireball, tearing roof portions of a nearby building. At least three people died and 11 were injured, with expectations the numbers could rise. The aircraft was built in 1991 and carried three crew members whose status remained unclear. Louisville's UPS Worldport suspended operations and the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation.
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