Still images and aerial video footage appear to show the plane's left engine sitting just off the runway in Louisville, Kentucky.

Louisville airport officials join mayor Craig Greenberg to provide updates after a plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

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 12 people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday.

() -Parcel giant United Parcel Service halted cargo-sorting operations at Louisville International Airport after its wide-body freighter burst into flames shortly after takeoff on late Tuesday, killing nine people,