National Transportation Safety Board officials will brief reporters Thursday afternoon about the NTSB investigation Fatal plane crash in Kentucky Twelve people died earlier this week, including at least one child.
a ups cargo plane crashed immediately after take off Tuesday from the airport in Louisville, Ky., its left wing caught fire and an engine blew out. The NTSB is now trying to determine what caused the fire and how the engine exploded.
Investigators, who have so far recovered a flight data recorder and a voice recorder from the cockpit, estimate it will take more than a year to answer those questions.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) told reporters earlier Thursday that first responders were burn site search for the victims but acknowledged that finding survivors was a long effort.
The press conference is scheduled to begin at 3 PM EST.
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