Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport; all 176 people on board are evacuated

A rider level caught occurrence earlier takeoff astatine an airdrome in South Korea precocious Tuesday, but each 176 radical connected committee were safely evacuated, authorities said.

The Airbus level operated by South Korean hose Air Busan was preparing to permission for Hong Kong erstwhile its rear parts caught occurrence astatine Gimhae International Airport successful the southeast, the Transport Ministry said successful a statement.

AIRLINER'S FINAL 4 MINUTES OF RECORDINGS ARE MISSING AFTER CRASH THAT KILLED 179: INVESTIGATORS

The plane's 169 passengers, six crewmembers and 1 technologist were evacuated utilizing an flight slide, the ministry said.

The National Fire Agency said successful a merchandise that 3 radical suffered insignificant injuries during the evacuation. The occurrence bureau said the occurrence was wholly enactment retired astatine 11:31 p.m., astir 1 hr aft it deployed firefighters and occurrence trucks astatine the scene.

The origin of the occurrence wasn't instantly known. The Transport Ministry said the level is an A321 model.

Tuesday's incidental came a period aft a Jeju Air rider plane crashed astatine Muan International Airport successful confederate South Korea, sidesplitting each but 2 of the 181 radical connected board. It was 1 of the deadliest disasters successful South Korea’s aviation history.

The Boeing 737-800 skidded disconnected the airport's runaway connected Dec. 29 aft its landing cogwheel failed to deploy, slamming into a factual operation and bursting into flames. The formation was returning from Bangkok and each of the victims were South Koreans but for 2 Thai nationals.

The archetypal study connected the clang released Monday said authorities person confirmed traces of vertebrate strikes successful the plane’s engines, though officials haven’t determined the origin of the accident.