
At around 5.15 pm local time yesterday, a UPS cargo plane bound for Honolulu took off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Soon after takeoff, it plummeted to the ground and exploded in a colossal fireball.
State Governor Andy Beshear has confirmed that seven people have died and 11 are injured, though he confirmed that he expects that number to increase. The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, had three crew members on board and ploughed into a nearby recycling center and an auto parts shop. All three crew members died, and four people on the ground.