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Fatalities after UPS plane crash
South Wales Evening Post
|November 06, 2025
A UPS cargo plane has crashed and exploded in a massive fireball while taking off from the company's global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least nine people and injuring 11, authorities said.
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The plane crashed at about 5.15pm local time on Tuesday as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Video showed flames on the plane's left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball. Video also revealed portions of a building's shredded roof next to the end of the runway.
This story is from the November 06, 2025 edition of South Wales Evening Post.
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