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UPS Plane Crash In Louisville Kills Seven, Sparks Massive Fire

November 5, 2025 2:29 am

Seven people were killed and at least 11 others injured when a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday evening, officials said.

The MD-11F aircraft, operating as UPS Flight 2976 and bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, went down at around 5:15 p.m. local time (22:15 GMT), skidding off the runway and striking nearby buildings before bursting into flames. The plane was carrying 38,000 gallons (144,000 liters) of fuel at the time of the crash.

Witnesses reported a series of explosions as the plane ignited on impact, sending thick plumes of black …

Plane With 133 Onboard Crashes In China

March 21, 2022 11:22 pm

An Eastern passenger jet in China which had 133 people onboard has crashed in South-West China with casualties yet to be ascertained.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Boeing 737 plane had crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and ’caused a mountain fire’, according to the footages made available to the provincial emergency management bureau.

It was gathered that rescue teams were on Monday morning dispatched to the scene for rescue operations.

According to the management bureau, a ‘China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people has crashed in Teng county, Wuzhou, Guangxi,

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At Least Nine killed In Dominican Republic Plane Crash

December 17, 2021 1:18 am

No fewer than nine people, including Puerto Rican music producer ‘Flow La Movie’ all died yesterday when a private plane crashed at the Las Americas airport in the Dominican Republic capital Santo Domingo.

According to a statement put out by the aircraft’s owner – Helidosa, the airline ‘regrets the tragic accident on one of its planes at Las Americas airport… in which tragically all of the crew and passengers died’.

Music producer Jose Angel Hernandez, who went by ‘Flow La Movie’ and was known for hits like ‘Te bote,’ was listed in the Helidosa statement among the victims.

The 38-year-old …