Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the U.S. state after the fiery crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville killed at least nine people, destroyed two businesses and delayed the delivery giant’s operations.

Beshear told reporters he expects the death toll would grow by at least one following the Tuesday crash, which hit a nearby industrial area, including a petroleum recycling company.

Beshear said declaring a state of emergency would help with the state’s massive response to the crash site, allowing “us to move resources more quickly.”

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have scheduled a press conference on Wednesday for 3 p.m. ET as they undertake the process of finding out what went wrong when the 34-year-old MD-11 carg

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