The plane crashed around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear posted online Wednesday morning that 16 families gathered at a reunification center “have reported loved ones unaccounted for.” The airport is located about 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) from downtown Louisville, near the Indiana state line, residential areas, a water park, and museums.
Emergency officials initially issued a shelter-in-place order for a 5-mile (8-kilometer) radius. By Wednesday morning, that was reduced to a quarter of a mile (400-meter) radius as officials monitored air quality.
Over 200 emergency workers responded to the crash Tuesday night, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said. “We’ll continue to put every resource we have available to this, as well,” he told WLKY-TV on Wednesday morning.
Video footage showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The aircraft briefly lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in flames. Additional video revealed sections of a building’s shredded roof near the end of the runway.
Governor Beshear said he did not know the status of the three crew members aboard the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 manufactured in 1991. It was unclear if they were among the casualties. He also expressed expectations that the death toll would increase.
Eleven people were reported injured, with two in critical care. “Anybo
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