After the UPS plane crash, Grade A Recycling was engulfed in smoke and flames.(Morgan Watkins / LPM)Manuel Leos stood in the muddied scrapyard lot smoking a cigar and thinking about the fiery crash from a year ago.He said he was working as a manager at Grade A Recycling when a UPS plane lost an eng ine and caught fire during takeoff and then slammed into the ground, embroiling his jobsite in smoke and fire.Leos said he ran through the flames to escape.A dozen other people – Grade A employees and customers – died at the scrapyard.On Wednesday, Leos and others from Grade A joined state and city officials, first responders and other community members for a memorial at the site of the crash.“It feels, you know, hard to understand and hard to accept. But with the support from everybody…getting together and congregating, and giving us the support, it makes the pain easier,” Leos told LPM News.The crash rocked the city. In addition to the 12 people killed on the ground, the plane’s three-person crew also died. The crash is the deadliest in UPS Airlines history.The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the crash. Videos show a fire erupting near an engine during takeoff before the massive Boeing cargo plane falls to the ground.At Grade A, skeletons of burned out cars from that day remain.Sean Garber, the owner of Grade A, spoke at the memorial service and called for accountability during his remarks.“This was avoidable,” he said. “Without those responsible taking accountability, it leaves an open wound that does not heal. It tells us those responsible believe corporate greed is more important than human life.”He also spoke “directly to UPS,” saying: “As a staple and economic engine for this community, be a good corporate citizen and stop hiding behind a hollow, canned statement and tell the community your position on this avoidable tragic accident. Be accountable by accepting the responsibility, or frankly deny it. Either way, let us know people running UPS have a heart and a soul.”A UPS spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday evening.Earlier Wednesday, UPS officials held a memorial service at the Okolona Fire Department. There, Bill Moore, UPS Airlines and Global Cargo Operations President, said the company’s commitment to Louisville “remains steadfast” in the wake of the deadly crash."As we pause to remember the 15 lives lost, we also remember what this community demonstrated in the days that followed: tremendous compassion and extraordinary willingness to care for one another," he said.As the memorial at Grade A came to a close Wednesday evening, a glimmer of sun shone through the rainclouds. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg read the names of those that died. The crowd went quiet. Members of the Louisville Orchestra played and bells rang out. ...read more read less