Terrifying video shows the moment a massive UPS plane exploded as it took off from a Louisville, Kentucky airport on Tuesday, leaving multiple people injured and sending a massive plume of smoke spreading across the city as fires blazed for nearly a mile.
The MD-11 plane exploded around 5.15pm as it departed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, heading toward Daniel K Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, the Federal Aviation Authority announced.
BREAKING: A UPS plane reportedly had 280,000 gallons, likely misstated and should be pounds, of fuel when it crashed near an airport in Kentucky, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. There were 3 souls on board.
Reports indicate the UPS Flight… pic.twitter.com/G0GB7CbDld
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