Fires are still burning and the death toll is expected to rise after a UPS aircraft exploded during takeoff at Louisville airport.

A UPS plane with three crew members aboard crashed in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening, causing an extensive fire and taking the lives of at least three people, officials confirmed.

A UPS MD-11 plane crashed near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The crash caused a fire, prompting local agencies to issue a shelter-in-place alert.

A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, erupting in flames and sending thick black smoke over the area. The McDonne

A pilot suffered moderate injuries after a crash when their plane flipped during takeoff at Calaveras County Airport.

A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening, initiating a federal investigation. This incident renews scrutiny on the company's safety record, recalling previous fatal crashes in Dubai and Birmingham.

An air accident investigation has been officially launched after a 70-year-old man died when the plane he was piloting crash-landed at an airfield in North Yorkshire. Emergency services were called to Sherburn Aero Club, near Sherburn in Elmet, just before 13:00 GMT on Sunday.

Officials have released new details of their investigation into a small plane crash that killed two men in Erie, Colorado, a crash that family members say was caused by sudden wind shear.