Authorities have released the names of all 14 people killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed into a petroleum recycling facility in Kentucky earlier this month.
The crash occurred shortly after the aircraft took off from Muhammad Ali International Airport at around 5.15pm on November 4, causing a huge explosion and fireball visible for miles.
Officials confirmed that the victims include the three UPS crew members onboard the Honolulu-bound flight, as well as 11 workers and customers at a nearby business.
Those who lost their lives have been named as Angela Anderson, 45, Carlos Fernandez, 52, Trinadette “Trina” Chavez, 37, Tony Crain, 65, John Loucks, 52, John Spray, 45, Matthew Sweets, 37, Ella Petty Whorton, 31, Megan Washburn, 35, Louisnes Fedon, 47, and his three-year-old granddaughter, Kimberly Asa.
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The UPS officials killed in the crash were previously identified as Captain Richard Wartenberg, 57, First Officer Lee Truitt, 45, and International Relief Officer Captain Dana Diamond, 62.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said: “Our city feels the full weight of this unimaginable tragedy.
“Each of these victims represents a life full of purpose, interrupted far too soon.
"And also, a life that will never fade because we’ll always remember them.”
The crash occurred shortly after the aircraft took off from Muhammad Ali International Airport
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Sean Garber, who owns Grade A Auto Parts and Scrap Metal Recycling, one of the businesses impacted in the horror crash, said the remaining victims were either his staff or customers, according to US media reports.
Among them was mother-of-two Angela Anderson, who had gone to the site to drop off scrap metal.
Her partner, Donald Henderson, told local media he let Ms Anderson go to the area by herself as he was too tired from working that day.
The grieving 55-year-old said: “She’s all I got."
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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said: 'Our city feels the full weight of this unimaginable tragedy'
| GETTYKentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the three-year-old victim had been at the car parts business with her guardian when the plane came down.
Mr Greenberg confirmed that all 14 victims were identified using DNA testing, as well as medical and dental records.
He added that the next of kin for each of those killed have now been informed.
The Louisville mayor told NBC: “I hope that with this certainty, their grieving can continue to turn to healing, and that they can begin to find ways to move forward, to recover from this trauma and find joy and happiness in life once again, knowing it will never be the same without their loved one."
Officials said the UPS aircraft had been carrying around 50,000 gallons of fuel when it left the runway
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Officials said the UPS aircraft had been carrying around 50,000 gallons of fuel when it left the runway.
Footage of the incident showed the plan's left engine catching fire during takeoff, before the jet struggled to climb and crashed just seconds after becoming airborne.
During a press conference last week, National Transportation Safety Board Member Todd Inman said: “We have viewed airport CCTV security coverage, which shows the left engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll.
"The plane lifted off and gained enough altitude to clear the fence at the end of runway 17R.
"Shortly after clearing that fence, it made impact with structures and the terrain off of the airport property."
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