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Sabit Aliyev, 40, was working at , which is located next to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, in Kentucky.
He said he was finishing up work around at 5.15 pm when the and as soon as he turned his back, he heard the explosion and was knocked down by the sheer force of the blast.
Sabit, from Louisville, Kentucky, said: "It was a normal working day up, and then boom, there was an explosion.
"As soon as I walked into the shop, there was a big explosion.
The plane crashed soon after taking off in Kentucky. (NTSB via SWNS)
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"I have never experienced anything like that in my life. The wave of the explosion knocked us down.
"When we saw the fire, we just ran for our lives. We were pretty much trapped in the building as the smoke was so bad."
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