As the sun set and businesses started to close in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, the evening calm was suddenly shattered by a giant explosion near the city’s airport.

On Tuesday, a UPS cargo plane barreled out of the sky and slammed into a number of businesses on the ground, causing a massive explosion.

At least seven people are dead after UPS plane crashed in Kentucky. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane crashed about 5:15 p.m.

"Anybody who has seen the images in the video knows how violent this crash is," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in a news conference on Nov. 4.

A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville’s airport on Tuesday, erupting into a massive fire that killed at least nine people and injured about a dozen others.

The UPS cargo plane crashed as it departed for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, the FAA said. Emergency crews are responding to a UPS Airlines plane crash at the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky. The post UPS cargo jet crashes during takeoff from Louisville hub appeared first on FreightWaves.

The death toll from the crash of a UPS cargo plane that erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday has risen to nine, city and state officials said Wednesday.

UPS calls the giant center Worldport. The facility at Muhammad Ali International Airport employs some 20,000 people, making UPS the largest employer in the Louisville area, the company said on its website.