Injuries have been reported after a UPS plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday, officials said.
The Louisville Metro Police Department described the scene as active with “fire and debris,” warning residents to stay away from Fern Valley and Grade Lane, an intersection located on the south side of the airport, which serves as the hub of UPS.
A shelter-in-place has been issued for a 5-mile radius of the airport, police said.
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UPS said in a statement that it was notified of an incident involving one of its aircraft, but didn’t immediately provide more details.
UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time after it departed from the Louisville airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft was headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The location is where UPS Worldport, an international air hub for the parcel service, is located.
The 5.2 million-square-foot facility processes more than 400,000 packages an hour and is home to 20,000 UPS workers and 300 daily flights, according to the company.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
