Death toll from UPS plane crash in Kentucky rises to seven

At least seven people were killed in the crash of a UPS Airlines MD-11 aircraft near the Louisville airport in the US state of Kentucky. This was announced on November 4 by the governor of the state Andy Beshear.

"The death toll has reached at least seven people, and it is expected to grow," he said in a statement on Twitter. Twitter).

In addition, Beshir added that emergency services are working at the scene of the incident, which are making every effort to extinguish the fire.

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Earlier in the day, CNN reported that a UPS Airlines MD-11 plane had crashed in Kentucky. The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) urged all people who are 8 km away from the scene to stay indoors.

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