Nine people were killed and 11 injured after a UPS MD-11 freighter crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Louisville. The NTSB and FAA are investigating, with early focus on a possible engine separation.

Video shows a massive fireball and smoke after UPS Flight 2976 crashed into a Kentucky Petroleum Recycling building during takeoff at the Louisville airport.

A UPS MD-11 plane crashed near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The crash caused a fire, prompting local agencies to issue a shelter-in-place alert.

Investigators said several explosions occurred after the plane crashed as it hit businesses that contained hazardous material. The last time a UPS plane crashed was in August 2013. An Airbus A300 crashed on an early-morning approach into Birmingham, Ala., killing the two pilots.

New ground footage shows UPS MD-11 erupting in a fireball as it made its way down the runway before it exploded.

Louisville, Ky. — First responders searched for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least seven people and injuring 11, authorities said.

Federal teams are on the scene after a UPS MD-11 cargo jet went down shortly after takeoff Tuesday from Louisville, Kentucky.

The grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, has entered a third day