Overview
- Newly released videos show officers evacuating bystanders, directing some to abandon vehicles, and surveying the charred crash site as fires continued to burn.
- Fifteen people were killed, including three UPS pilots, and 23 others on the ground were injured, according to local officials.
- The McDonnell Douglas MD-11, built in 1991, was fully fueled for a nine-hour flight to Honolulu from UPS Worldport when it went down shortly after takeoff.
- An NTSB preliminary report says the left engine caught fire and detached during the takeoff roll, with fatigue cracks found in hardware securing the engine pylon, and the jet climbed only about 30 feet before impact.
- Officials say affected businesses gained increased access in late December under a three-phase reopening plan with no set date for full restoration.