A UPS MD-11 crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, according to the FAA. Louisville Metro Police confirmed multiple agencies are responding to the scene near Fern Valley and Grade Lane, where a cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashed. In a post on X, the department said injuries have been reported, and that Grade Lane will remain closed indefinitely between Stooges and Crittenden Drive.

There were three individuals onboard, according to a statement from UPS. The individuals’ statuses are not yet known.

Video showed thick black smoke rising near the airport’s tarmac shortly after the crash. Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for locations within five miles of the airport as crews worked to contain the area where the UPS MD-11 crashed. The airport, wh

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