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UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Louisville Airport, Seven Dead, 11 Injured

UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Louisville Airport, Seven Dead, 11 Injured

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A UPS cargo aircraft crashed shortly after take‑off from Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, killing at least nine people; Governor Andy Beshear urged prayers, love and support for the affected families.

Craig Greenberg
1. We have put together a form where residents can report debris in your yard.
2. After being cleared for takeoff, a large plume of fire in the area of the left wing occurred during the takeoff roll. The plane lifted off and gained enough altitude to clear the fence at the end of runway 17R.
3. We'll continue to put every resource we have available to this, as well.
4. We ask that residents do not touch or move any debris on their own.
5. There are multiple injuries and the fire is still burning. There are many road closures in the area – please avoid the scene.
Louisville Metro Police
1. Please remain away from the area until further notice.
2. LMPD and multiple other agencies are responding to reports of a plan crash near Fern Valley and Grade Lane.
US Federal Aviation Authority
1. UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5.15pm local time on Tuesday, Nov 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky.
Todd Inman
National Transportation Safety Board
1. Airport security footage showed the left engine detaching from the wing.
Sean Duffy
US Department of Transportation
1. Please join me in prayer for the Louisville community and flight crew impacted by this horrific crash.
Andy Beshear
Democratic Party
1. We are declaring a state of emergency to ensure resources can be rapidly deployed.
2. I've walked the line of an F4 tornado through my dad's hometown. I've seen towns hit by flooding we'd only describe as biblical. What this scene is is violent.
3. We're asking all Kentuckians to pray for those that have been impacted.
4. We have virtually every fire, police, emergency response group that is responding right now to what you're seeing.
5. We have at least 11 injuries, some of them very significant, that are being treated by local hospitals. Again, I think that number will get larger.
Betsy Ruhe
Louisville Metro Council
1. My cousin's a UPS pilot. My aide's tennis partner is a UPS pilot. The intern in my office works overnight at UPS to pay for college.
2. We all know somebody who works at UPS –– 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.
Brian O'Neill
Louisville Fire Department
1. When you have such a large-scale incident and fire that spread over such a massive area, we have to use hundreds of personnel to surround it, contain it, and then slowly bring it in.
2. These are trained firefighters from all around the region that are handling this to search, grid by grid, very carefully to make sure we can find any other victims.

UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Louisville Airport, Seven Dead, 11 Injured

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