Louisville UPS plane crash

UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.

Two days after a deadly UPS plane disaster, a candlelight vigil was held Thursday in Louisville to remember the victims and thank first responders, while teams still worked to find or identify people caught in the crash and subsequent firestorm.

The grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, entered a third day Thursday as investigators gather information to determine why the aircraft caught fire and lost an engine on takeoff.

During his Team Kentucky briefing Wednesday Governor Andy Beshear announced he's declaring a state of emergency in the Commonwealth following Tuesday's fiery UPS plane crash in Louisville that killed at least 11 people.

The airport in Louisville, Kentucky began resuming operations early Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball while taking off from the company's global aviation hub there, killing at least seven people and injuring 11, authorities said.

A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball Tuesday while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 7 people and injuring 11, Kentucky's governor said.

A UPS cargo plane crashed Tuesday at a Louisville, Kentucky airport where the company operates its largest package delivery hub. UPS calls the giant center Worldport. Here’s what to know about its enormous scale:

A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball Tuesday while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least three people and injuring 11 — numbers thatwere likely to grow, the state’s governor said.