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Seven Killed After UPS Cargo Jet Crashes Near Louisville Airport

• Zero Hedge

Update (0640ET):

Late Tuesday, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jet operated by UPS suffered a catastrophic engine fire while taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The aircraft failed to generate enough lift and crashed into an industrial park near the airport, killing three crew members and at least seven people on the ground.

UPS Flight 2976 was on a straight-out departure from Louisville when one engine burst into flames. It reached about 175 feet in altitude before plunging into a fiery explosion just beyond the runway around 5:15 p.m. local time."

New video shows a different angle of the crash.


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