The crash and explosion, which killed at least 9 people and injured several others, caused plumes of smoke visible across much of Louisville.

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.

At least nine people died after a cargo jet plunged to the ground shortly after taking off for a flight to Hawaii. The death toll could rise.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation into the incident.

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 large UPS cargo plane with three people aboard crashed Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, igniting an explosion and massive fire that left a thick plume of black smoke over the area.