Ups Cargo Plane Crashes Near Louisville Airport In Fiery Explosion

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A United Parcel Service cargo plane collapsed adjacent the Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky International Airport astatine astir 5:15 P.M. Tuesday evening. Three unit members were reportedly connected committee astatine nan clip of nan crash, but authorities aren't yet saying really galore group were injured aliases whether location were immoderate fatalities, the Guardian reports. Currently, specifications connected nan clang are limited, but UPS said nan level was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 that was headed to Honolulu erstwhile it went down. 

UPS has since released a connection confirming nan crash, saying it "will merchandise much facts arsenic they go available, but nan National Transportation Safety Board is successful complaint of nan investigation and will beryllium nan superior root of accusation astir nan charismatic investigation." Meanwhile, over connected Twitter, nan Louisville Metro Police Department confirms injuries person been reported but not really many. "This is an progressive segment pinch occurrence and debris. Stay away," nan LMPD tweeted. 

As you tin spot successful nan video above, nan clang caused a ample occurrence that created a monolithic plume of smoke. A shelter-in-place has besides been issued for everyone wrong 5 miles of nan airport, pinch nan LMPD saying, "Please stay distant from nan area until further notice." That shelter-in-place bid was later extended to "[all] areas northbound of nan airdrome to nan Ohio River." 

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has besides released a statement, saying, "Kentucky, we are alert of a reported level clang adjacent Louisville International Airport. First responders are onsite, and we will stock much accusation arsenic available. Please believe for nan pilots, unit and everyone affected. We will stock much soon." Beshear past followed that up pinch a tweet saying, "The business is serious. Please believe for nan families affected. I'm headed to Louisville now."

This is simply a breaking news story, and specifications are still scarce, but we'll update arsenic we study more.