LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- At least four people are dead and 11 more hurt after a UPS cargo plane caught fire during takeoff and exploded at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said UPS Flight 2976 from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International to Honolulu had a "catastrophic crash" around 5:15 p.m. central time.

Two business just south of the airport, Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and Grade A Auto Parts, were impacted by the plane and its debris. Grade A Auto Parts has accounted for all its employees except for two, though there may have been many other customers inside at the time.

Video, which can be viewed above, showed flames on the plane's left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane, an MD-11, then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing

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