A beloved shop cat named Bob is feared dead after UPS plane’s fireball crash: ‘He was a good cat’

A Beloved Shop Cat Named Bob Feared Dead After UPS Plane Crash

Bob, the shop cat at GLF Environmental, is believed to have died after a UPS plane caught fire and crashed into a petroleum recycling plant near Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

The Incident

A UPS Flight 2976 crashed into the Kentucky Petroleum Recycling plant, operated by GFL Environmental, causing a massive explosion. The disaster likely resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including the three UPS crew members.

“We found him when he was a little kitten. He has a bob tail so we named him Bob.”

Impact on GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental, also known as Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, was severely damaged in the crash. Fortunately, the eight employees present had left the site shortly before the accident.

“I’m assuming he didn’t make it, but it’s okay. There were lives lost so I’m not going to worry about my cat,”

- Shelby Shircliff, dispatcher at GFL Environmental

Local Reaction

Louisville, referred to as a “UPS town” by local councilwoman Betsy Ruhe, is mourning the loss and searching for over a dozen missing residents after the tragedy.

“He’s been our shop cat for seven or eight years. He was a good cat,”

- Shelby Shircliff

Bob, a gray and black cat with a distinctive bob tail, had been a familiar and beloved presence at the shop for many years.

Summary: Bob, a cherished shop cat at GFL Environmental, is presumed dead following a devastating UPS plane crash at a Kentucky petroleum plant that claimed multiple lives.

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