LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A UPS cargo plane crashed near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport late Tuesday afternoon, killing at least four people and injuring 11 others, with two of them in critical condition.

Gov. Andy Beshear called the incident “catastrophic” and urged residents to stay away from the area as emergency crews continue to respond.

The MD-11 aircraft was enroute to Honolulu went down around 5:15 p.m., sending a massive plume of smoke into the sky visible across Louisville and southern Indiana.

Shelter-in-place alerts were issued for areas north of Outer Loop and across the river into Jeffersonville, Indiana as firefighters battled intense flames. That order has since been reduced to a one-mile radius around the airport.

Beshear traveled to Louisville shortly aft

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