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.

LOUISVILLE, KY (HawaiiNewsNow) - Some Kentucky residents have been finding debris with Hawaii mailing addresses after a Honolulu-bound UPS plane crashed during takeoff Wednesday. Kentucky officials are urging the public not to touch any debris from the crash. Instead, a website has been created for people to report found mail.

Determining the cause of the crash will be part of an already-in-progress National Transportation Safety Board investigation.

Federal safety investigators have located the “black box” recorders from the wreckage of a Hawaii-bound UPS cargo plane that crashed in flames on takeoff from the airport at Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 11 people,

"Looking at this MD-11 UPS crash , this is some of the most terrifying and sad footages I have seen," Ahmed Baokbah told Newsweek.

A Marine general fired the commander, executive officer and senior enlisted leader for an Osprey squadron in Hawaii last week.

Despite the ongoing federal government shutdown and nationwide staffing shortages, Hawaii airports have so far managed to avoid significant delays, according to Shelly Kunishige, spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation.