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Kentucky governor says number of dead likely to grow in UPS plane crash (apnews.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@midwest.social

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The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

Another article from the AP on it: https://apnews.com/article/ups-cargo-plane-explosion-louisville-deaths-af12da7f8611bad0bf0cb664de189250

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

This is a video post because it's insane. I wasn't sure if it was okay to say that in the title:

Here's more on it: https://apnews.com/article/ups-cargo-plane-explosion-louisville-deaths-af12da7f8611bad0bf0cb664de189250

How tf did it blow up that big?

[–] imrighthere@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

How tf did it blow up that big?

It was taking off, which means it had all the fuel it could carry.

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The reason it blew up so big was because it was headed to Hawaii, and had 38,000 gallons of fuel on board, basically a full load. That much jet fuel then burned, making the fireball.

[–] NaibofTabr 1 points 2 weeks ago

How tf did it blow up that big?

Fully loaded with fuel to go all the way to Hawaii, crashed just after takeoff.