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The left engine of the UPS cargo plane involved in the fiery crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky on Tuesday fell off during takeoff, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed on Wednesday.

UPS Flight 2976 crashed with three crewmembers on board and more than 200,000 pounds of fuel into the Kentucky Petroleum Recycling building after departing from SDF at about 5:15 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.

At least 11 people are dead, including the three crewmembers onboard and a young child, and 11 others on the ground were injured, Beshear said.

Though the cause of the crash has not yet been released, NTSB officials said the left engine detached from the pla

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