The death toll in a catastrophic airplane crash that sent a UPS Cargo Jet into a ball of flames has risen to nine on Wednesday.

The United Parcel Service aircraft, which was departing for Honolulu from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, crashed at about 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, as footage could be seen of black smoke billowing into the sky.

Footage from one person on another aircraft showed the cargo jet already on fire as it made its way down the runway before it crashed.

The aircraft burst into flames, and at least two nearby businesses were struck by the wreckage, according to the state’s governor, Andy Beshear. Kentucky Petroleum Recycling was struck “pretty directly”, Beshear said, with a second business – Grade A Auto Parts – also being impacted.

Now, we are seeing exclusive footage from a nearby business that captured the UPS Cargo jet as it was trying to gain altitude, but erupted in flames as it flew by.

You could see one person on the ground running for their life.

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A UPS plane exploded on the runway during takeoff at the Louisville Airport, leaving at least nine people dead and 11 others injured in the latest update. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said many of the 11 people have some “very significant” injuries, before adding that he believes the number of casualties will increase following the “catastrophic crash.”

Three crew members aboard the UPS cargo jet are still not known to be among the dead or injured. The airport is home to UPS Worldport, the company’s massive package handling facility.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will be on site on Wednesday to begin the lengthy process of determining what went wrong.

Despite the major crash scene, the international airport in Louisville reopened to air traffic early on Wednesday.