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All 14 victims who were killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed into a petroleum recycling center and exploded in a massive fireball in Kentucky have been identified, officials announced Wednesday.

The casualties include three UPS crew members aboard the Honolulu-bound flight and 11 customers and employees at a nearby business when the aircraft went down shortly after takeoff, just south of Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, around 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 4. 

The victims have been identified 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 3-year-old granddaughter Kimberly Asa.

Capt. Richard Wartenberg, 57; First Officer Lee Truitt, 45; and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond, 62, were previously identified by UPS as the three crew members aboard doomed Flight 2976. 


  Louisnes Fedon, 47, and his 3-year-old granddaughter, Kimberly Asa, were killed when the UPS plane crashed. Gofundme Louisnes Fedon, 47, and his 3-year-old granddaughter, Kimberly Asa, were killed when the UPS plane crashed. Gofundme

  Victim Tony Crain, 65. Facebook/Tony Crain Victim Tony Crain, 65. Facebook/Tony Crain

  Victim Matthew Sweets, 37. Facebook/Michelle Sweets Victim Matthew Sweets, 37. Facebook/Michelle Sweets

  John Spray, 45, was also identified as a victim of the UPS crash. Facebook/John Spray John Spray, 45, was also identified as a victim of the UPS crash. Facebook/John Spray

  Trinadette Chavez, 37, another victim. Facebook/Trina Chavez Trinadette Chavez, 37, another victim. Facebook/Trina Chavez

  Ella Petty Whorton, 31. Facebook/Hope Renee Werner Ella Petty Whorton, 31. Facebook/Hope Renee Werner

  Angela Anderson, 45. Facebook/aanderson1979 Angela Anderson, 45. Facebook/aanderson1979

  John Loucks, 52. Family handout John Loucks, 52. Family handout

  Megan Washburn, 35. Family handout Megan Washburn, 35. Family handout

  Capt. Richard Wartenberg, 57, was killed in the crash.
 Capt. Richard Wartenberg, 57, was killed in the crash.

  Pilot Lee Truitt, 45, also died in the wreck.
 Pilot Lee Truitt, 45, also died in the wreck.

  Capt. Dana Diamond, 62, was also another victim.
 Capt. Dana Diamond, 62, was also another victim.

“Our city feels the full weight of this unimaginable tragedy,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Wednesday at a news conference, where the coroner named each victim, WLWT5 reported.

“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.”

Sean Garber, the owner of Grade A Auto Parts and Scrap Metal Recycling — one of the businesses hit by the terrifying explosion — said the remaining victims were either employees or customers of his company, NBC News reported. 

One of those customers was Anderson, a local mother of two, who headed out to the facility to get rid of some scrap metal, her boyfriend, Donald Henderson, previously told local station WDRB last week

Henderson said he was too tired after a long day’s work, so he let Anderson go by herself — only to come to regret the decision following the fatal crash.

“She’s all I got,” the heartbroken 55-year-old told the outlet.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear previously said the 3-year-old victim who died had been at the car parts business with their guardian. 

Greenberg said that all the victims were identified through DNA analysis, medical and dental records, and that all of their family members have been notified. 

“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,” the mayor said, according to NBC. 

The UPS jet was carrying about 50,000 gallons of fuel when it took off from the airport, with footage showing the plane’s left engine completely engulfed in flames as it sped down the runway for takeoff before it descended and crashed moments after its nose lifted from the ground.

The crash sparked a massive inferno that consumed the enormous aircraft and hit Grade A Auto Parts and Kentucky Petroleum Recycling. 


  All 14 victims of the UPS cargo plane crash explosion have been identified. Getty Images All 14 victims of the UPS cargo plane crash explosion have been identified. Getty Images

  The left engine of the jet, carrying about 50,000 was completely engulfed in flames as it sped down the runway for takeoff. ShelbyWx_/X The left engine of the jet, carrying about 50,000 was completely engulfed in flames as it sped down the runway for takeoff. ShelbyWx_/X

“We have viewed airport CCTV security coverage, which shows the left engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll,” National Transportation Safety Board Member Todd Inman said at a news conference last week.

The NTSB is further investigating the crash.

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