UPS plane crashes and explodes at a Kentucky airport, leaving at least 9 dead and others missing

"First responders are searching for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company's global aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least nine people and injuring 11, authorities said. The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear posted online Wednesday morning that 16 families who gathered at a reunification center "have reported loved ones unaccounted for.""

"The airport is 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) from downtown Louisville, close to the Indiana state line, residential areas, a water park and museums. Emergency officials initially put out a shelter-in-place order for a 5-mile (8-kilometer) radius. By Wednesday morning, that was reduced to a quarter of a mile (400-meter) radius, as officials monitored the air quality, Over 200 emergency workers responded to the crash Tuesday night, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said."

A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Tuesday evening at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport while departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport, killing at least nine people and injuring 11. The MD-11 aircraft, built in 1991, showed flames on its left wing and a smoke trail before lifting slightly and then crashing and exploding, with debris damaging a building's roof near the runway end. Sixteen families at a reunification center reported loved ones unaccounted for. Authorities initially issued a 5-mile shelter-in-place order, later reduced to a quarter-mile as air quality was monitored. Over 200 emergency workers responded; two injured are in critical care.

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