{"id":1724,"date":"2025-11-07T21:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/mvp\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2025-11-07T21:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:42:03","slug":"authorities-respond-after-aircraft-hits-buildings-during-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/authorities-respond-after-aircraft-hits-buildings-during-takeoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities Respond After Aircraft Hits Buildings During Takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A horrifying scene unfolded at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport yesterday, November 4, as UPS Flight 2976 crashed just after takeoff, bursting into a massive fireball captured on camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cargo plane went down around 5:15 p.m. EST, hitting buildings just three miles south of Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. Authorities confirmed at least seven fatalities and eleven people injured, many with \u201cvery significant\u201d injuries, meaning the death toll could rise.The plane struck a recycling center and narrowly missed other businesses, including an auto parts store, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. First responders were on-site immediately, battling the fire and assisting victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAir monitoring assets have been deployed, and we are working to keep the public informed and safe,\u201d Beshear wrote on social media, adding that the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UPS expressed heartbreak over the crash, stating their \u201cheartfelt thoughts are with everyone involved\u201d and confirmed they are coordinating closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue reading on next page\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Louisville airport canceled all outgoing flights Tuesday and confirmed the NTSB will be on-site for a thorough investigation. Dashcam and surveillance footage captured the jet hitting the ground and igniting a massive blaze, while emergency crews rushed to control the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials confirmed the plane was carrying approximately 38,000 gallons of fuel, but no dangerous cargo was on board. The public has been advised to avoid the area while emergency crews and investigators continue their work.UPS also warned that delivery schedules, including international shipments, may be delayed but reassured customers that contingency plans are in place to minimize disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tragic accident has sent shockwaves through the Louisville community and aviation industry as investigations continue into the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PvXaIc_DbGQ\" title=\"Videos capture moment UPS plane crashes in Louisville, Kentucky\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A horrifying scene unfolded at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport yesterday, November 4, as UPS Flight 2976 crashed just after&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1726,"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724\/revisions\/1726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menufiyat.net\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}