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UPS PLANE CRASHES NEAR LIUISVILLE AIRPORT, EMERGENCY SHELTER-IN-PLACE ISSUED

The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed its officers, along with multiple other agencies, were responding to the crash, which happened near the UPS Worldport.

A fire could be seen near the location where the UPS cargo plane crashed in Kentucky. (WDRB)

Police said multiple people were injured. It is unclear if there were any fatalities.

“This is an active scene with fire and debris,” police wrote in an X post. “Stay away.”

The agency later issued an emergency shelter-in-place alert for all locations within five miles of the airport.

SDF noted its airfield is closed.

The crash happened near the UPS Worldport near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate, with the NTSB taking the lead.

“Kentucky, we are aware of a reported plane crash near Louisville International Airport,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote in a statement on social