First responders were searching for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least nine people, authorities said.

Gov. Andy Beshear again predicted the death toll in Louisville would grow and said 16 families gathered at a reunification center “have reported loved ones unaccounted for.”

The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The National Transportation Safety Board was sending a team of investigators.

“Thankfully, a local restaurant that is right there … was missed and now is helping the search an

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