Nov 4 (Reuters) – A UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed on Tuesday and erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff from the international airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing seven, including all three aboard, and injuring 11 on the ground, officials said.
Flames from the crash, shortly before sundown, ignited a string of fires in an industrial corridor adjacent to the airport, forcing authorities to halt flight operations through the night, the officials said.
The Louisville airport, which is home to UPS Worldport – a global hub for the shipping company’s air cargo operations and its largest package-handling facility worldwide – was expected to reopen on Wednesday morning.
Two runways were strewn with debris from the crash.
In a Tuesday night service alert, UPS said delivery schedules for airborne and international packages “may be affected” by the disruption
