A cargo plane has crashed on takeoff from the main airport in Louisville, Kentucky, with video showing widespread fire consuming buildings near the airport and smoke billowing into the sky.
The flight, UPS2976, was a wide-body McDonnell Douglas MD-11aircraft bound for Honolulu, Hawaii. Louisville airport is a major hub for UPS.
The US Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash occurred on takeoff about 5.15pm on Tuesday (9.15am AEDT) and would be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Bureau.
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Michael Koziol is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. He is a former Sydney editor, Sun-Herald deputy editor and a federal political reporter in Canberra.Connect via Twitter.
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