Three people died in a ball of fire after a cargo plane crashed during takeoff , before further disaster unfolded on the ground.

The large UPS freight plane veered off the runway and burst into flames, and eyewitnesses have described horrifying scenes, with at least two businesses close to the Louisville International Airport engulfed in flames, including Grade A Autoparts and Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, which appears to have been “hit pretty directly" by the large UPS freight plane.

At least seven people have died in total with more fatalities expected to follow. Gov Andy Beshear has warned that some of the injuries sustained are "very significant". With an investigation now underway, authorities have begun to piece together those final terrible moments before catastrophe struck.

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