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The total count of fatalities resulting from the freight aircraft which caught fire and crashed has now risen to 13, per official statements.

Official's Statement

While en route to the Workers’ memorial service, I received word of a thirteenth victim that passed away as a outcome of the aircraft crash,” wrote the local official in a online message. “My thoughts are with the families, companions and peers of all who were taken in this week’s disaster. We will overcome this together.”

Deceased Confirmed

An announcement from the carrier listed the flight crew on board the aircraft as Captain Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and Relief Captain Dana Diamond.

“Our hearts go out to every UPSer who has been impacted and everyone in our local community – helping you and making sure you get the attention and resources you need is our priority,” the organization’s communication read.

Probe Findings

Government officials revealed that the freight aircraft’s port side wing ignited and an engine separated shortly after liftoff from the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, resulting in the aircraft to fall and explode into a fireball.

The NTSB announced it is examining the jet’s service record, that was in Texas for fixes several weeks before the incident.

Aviation information showed the plane was on the runway in that location from early September to mid-October.

“We are cognizant that this aircraft was there in that city,” said an official on Thursday, not giving a precise time frame. “We will review all elements of maintenance that was completed, from the San Antonio period, all the way to the date of the journey.”

Retrieval of Vital Items

The cockpit voice recorder and information unit were retrieved, and the engine was located on the runway.

The units – known as data containers – were built to endure accident forces and intense temperatures from fires, and they seemed to be undamaged when found among the wreckage. Investigators will analyzing recordings from the devices.

The plane’s last recorded information showed an height of 475 feet and a velocity of that speed ahead of the impact.

Maintenance History

According to Federal Aviation Administration documents from last month, a fracture on a part in the tank area demanded maintenance.

The company ST Engineering, which said it supplies structural repairs for the company’s jet and manages a repair facility in Texas, chose not to comment, but said it would assist completely when relevant authorities reached out it.

Activities Resume

In the meantime, the hub services continued that evening with its express or night sort operation, representative the company official said. All three runways at Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport were also reopened.

The UPS package handling facility in the city is the company’s biggest. The facility engages in excess of twenty thousand individuals in the area, processes three hundred flights each day and processes more than four hundred thousand parcels an hour.

Community Support

A gathering was organized on the night of that date by the regional labor union, which acts for staff at the aviation hub, the firm’s biggest shipping facility.

The union chapter, which stands for UPS workers, began the gathering with a period of reflection at the evening hour, the rough hour of the crash two days earlier.

“This event was so abrupt, so surprising,” the official addressed the group of 200. “No one had a opportunity to bid farewell to each of those who we have said farewell to.”