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A UPS plane with three people onboard crashed near the airport in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday, Nov. 4, resulting in multiple fatalities, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

Beshear said at a news conference late Nov. 4 that there are at least three people dead and 11 injured – adding that he thinks those numbers could grow.

"Anybody who has seen the images in the video knows how violent this crash is," Beshear said.

Three crew members were onboard the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airplane, at the time of the incident, UPS said in a statement.

Footage from the area near Muhammad Ali International Airport in the aftermath of the crash shows a massive plume of smoke from the fire rising above the scene.

A shelter-in-place order has been issued stretching from the area around the airport northward to the Ohio River, according to a Louisville Metro Emergency Services alert reported on by the Louisville Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.

"We have virtually every single fire, police and emergency response group responding right now to what you're seeing." Beshear said.

The airport is currently closed and the TSA security checkpoint is temporarily suspended.

"Passengers scheduled to depart from or arrive to SDF this evening and tomorrow should closely monitor their flight status via their airline’s website or mobile app," the airport said in a statement.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a Nov. 4 statement that the plane crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time and was originally scheduled to fly to Honolulu, Hawaii.

Crash occurred near key UPS hub

The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is home to UPS Worldport, a global hub for the delivery firm's air cargo operations and its largest package handling facility in the world.

The area of the crash is largely an industrial zone. Businesses in the area include Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant, UPS Flight Training Center, and UPS Worldport Freight Facility, among others. Many of those were open with employees on site at the time of the crash.

The majority of UPS's thousands of hourly employees who work at UPS Worldport are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union. A spokesperson for Teamsters Local 89, the local union that represents the Louisville-based workers, told the Courier Journal that "to the best of our knowledge, none of our members were anywhere near" the plane.

The spokesperson said workers still at UPS Worldport are sheltering in place, largely due to health concerns related to the smoke, and the power is off at UPS Worldport. "Aside from the smoke, we don't believe any of our members are in any immediate danger," the spokesperson added.

Beshear said that two business were directly affected by the crash: Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and Grade A Auto Parts.

“It looks like they were hit pretty directly," Beshear said of Kentucky Petroleum Recycling.

Beshear said that Grade A Auto Parts had accounted for all but two of their employees. However, the governor added that they do not know how many other individuals were at the business at the time of the crash.

"Because of the nature of these facilities, it may be some time before we can account for everyone or know that no one else was on the grounds," Beshear said.

The last major plane crash at the airport occurred Sept. 28, 1953, when a C-46 carrying soldiers from Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, to Fort Knox, crashed upon landing. The plane was one of five operated by Resort Airlines and chartered by the U.S. Army.

Contributing: Thao Nugyen, Keisha Rowe, Olivia Evans, Stephanie Kuzydym, Leo Bertucci, Lillian Metzmeier, Killian Baarlaer – USA TODAY Network

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