Overview
- Local officials confirmed three deaths and 11 injuries after the jet exploded shortly after departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
- Police ordered people within a five-mile radius to shelter in place as a large fire burned and debris posed hazards near the airfield.
- All arrivals and departures at the airport were halted while firefighters and emergency crews worked to contain the blaze and secure the site.
- FAA investigators arrived to begin probing the cause, which remains undetermined, and authorities cautioned that casualty numbers could change.
- Officials said the status of the three UPS crew members aboard was still being clarified, and the crash occurred at UPS’s Worldport, which processes over 2 million packages daily.