Chaos and heartbreak swept through Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening when a UPS cargo plane burst into flames moments after takeoff, sending shockwaves across the city that serves as the global heart of the shipping giant. The fiery crash, which occurred just after 5 p.m. near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, claimed at least seven lives and left eleven others injured, including several with severe burns and trauma.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft, built in 1991 and bound for Honolulu, appeared to struggle shortly after liftoff from UPS’s Worldport facility. Witnesses reported seeing flames shooting from the left wing, followed by a thick trail of black smoke. Within seconds, the plane dipped, clipped part of a nearby structure, and exploded into a massive fireba

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