Plane crash in Kentucky – major fire
Updated 07.09 | Published 2025-11-04 23.42
UPS flight 2976 only managed to lift 54 meters.
Then it crashed into a roof.
Huge fires are now raging at the airport.
At least seven people have died and eleven are injured after the plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, which created huge fires at the airport.
According to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, the numbers are expected to rise as rescue workers can search through the accident site.
“Very, very worried”
– We still have no information about the crew on board. But by watching the video, I can imagine that we are all very, very worried for them, he says at a press conference.
Three people were on board the plane when the crash occurred at 5:15 p.m. local time.
The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 owned by UPS, crashed during takeoff from Muhammad Ali International Airport in the city of Louisville.
According to data from Flightradar24, the plane reached an altitude of 177 feet before rapidly diving toward the ground, the New York Times reports.
According to video clips on social media, fire appeared to be shooting out of the plane's left side even before it had time to lift off the runway.
Images from BNO News show the plane crashing through a rooftop.
Television station WHAS11's live broadcast shows large clouds of smoke in the sky. Images also show a large fire spreading on the ground and in several buildings.
The cargo was scattered during the crash
The UPS plane was en route from Louisville to Honolulu, Hawaii.
People who were near the Louisville airport have reported finding Hawaiian-inspired clothing at the scene of the crash that is believed to have come from the crashed plane, according to the television channel WAVE.
Police are urging people who find wreckage or other items believed to be from the plane not to touch it and instead contact authorities.
The Louisville airport is the company's global hub where more than two million packages are handled per day.
Three people were on board, UPS said in a statement. There are no reports of injuries on the ground yet.
Large clouds of smoke rose into the sky after the accident.
Are urged to stay indoors
The local police in Louisville are urging people living within a radius of eight kilometers from the airport to stay indoors.
Due to the accident, the Louisville airport is closed.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft type has previously been involved in several serious accidents. The plane that crashed was manufactured in 1991.
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