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A fireball erupts near airport property after reports of a plane crash at Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 4, 2025. Jon Cherry/AP Photo
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency after at least nine people died when a UPS cargo plane crashed at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4.
Beshear updated the death toll from seven to nine on Nov. 5 and warned that the number may go up.
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