UPS plane crashes on takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, airport, igniting huge fire on ground

LOUISVILLE Ky AP A large UPS cargo plane crashed on takeoff from Louisville Kentucky igniting a huge fire on the ground officers mentioned Tuesday The Federal Aviation Administration stated the plane crashed at about p m It was taking off for Honolulu The FAA commented the plane was scheduled to fly to Honolulu after it took off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Police had responded to reports of a plane crash near Louisville International Airport Injuries were communicated the Louisville Metro Police Department stated in a social media post Photos on social media proved a large plume of black smoke rising into the sky Louisville s police department mentioned on X that there was a fire and debris and it urged people to stay away Louisville Metro Urgency Services mentioned the shelter-in-place order has been extended to all areas north of the airport to the Ohio River Television station video proved a large trail of flames and a plume of smoke leading from a parking lot as fire trucks tried to douse the fire The McDonnell Douglas MD- airplane owned by UPS was manufactured in Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear disclosed in a post on X that he is aware of the reports First responders are onsite and we will share more information as available he declared Please pray for the pilots crew and everyone affected We will share more soon