A state of emergency has been declared for Kentucky by Governor Andy Beshear Wednesday following a deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville Tuesday night. Beshear said that nine people are dead and at least 15 people are injured. An additional 16 people are still unaccounted for after the incident.

Determining the cause of the crash will be part of an already-in-progress National Transportation Safety Board investigation.

First responders were searching for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least nine people,

Horrifying dashcam footage captured the moment a UPS plane crashed and erupted into a fireball shortly after takeoff near a Kentucky airport on Tuesday, killing at least nine people.

First responders are searching for more victims after at least seven people died and 11 were injured when a UPS plane crashed while taking off from the airport in Louisville, Kentucky.

The death toll from the crash of a UPS cargo plane that erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday has risen to nine, city and state officials said Wednesday.

Video of the deadly crash showed flames on one of the plane's wings, and a huge fireball erupting as the aircraft hit the ground.

As the sun set and businesses started to close in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, the evening calm was suddenly shattered by a giant explosion near the city’s airport.