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A large UPS cargo plane crashed on takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, igniting a huge fire on the ground, officials said Tuesday.
Two businesses were directly affected by the UPS plane crash Nov. 4: Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and Grade A Auto Parts.
UPS calls the giant center Worldport. The facility at Muhammad Ali International Airport employs some 20,000 people, making UPS the largest employer in the Louisville area, the company said on its website.
A massive fire broke out Tuesday evening at Muhammad Ali Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. Early reports indicated that a plane had crashed near the airport, which is an international air hub for UPS.
Tom Cappelletti, aviation expert and former commercial pilot, joined Boston 25’s Mark Ockerbloom and Cayle Thompson to discuss the devastating crash and revealed he knew two of the pilots aboard the plane.