Videos of the crash of a UPS cargo plane Wednesday morning in an open field near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport show a fiery scene along with images of a plane broken into pieces.

According to a CBS News story, witnesses say there were as many as five explosions in the hours after the 4:45 a.m. crash.

The plane, an Airbus A-300, went down on approach to the airport about a half-mile north of Runway 18.

The flight, with two crewmen aboard, originated in Louisville, Ky. Both the pilot and the co-pilot are reported dead.

Rick Jackson of CBS Birmingham affiliate WIAT-TV reported on "CBS This Morning" that the plane split in half from the impact.

for al.com's live feed of the accident.