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A UPS cargo plane caught fire during takeoff in Louisville, killing at least 12 people, including a child, with explosions at nearby businesses.

The aircraft lost its left engine before crashing near Worldport, UPS’s massive global hub. Investigators say determining the cause could take over a year.

The crash parallels a 1979 American Airlines disaster involving the same General Electric engines. Both planes underwent heavy maintenance shortly before their respective accidents.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed a UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, entered a third day Thursday as investigators gathered information to d

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