Airplane catches fire at Busan airport; no injuries reported

Airplane Catches Fire At Busan Airport; No Injuries Reported

Firefighters extinguish a fire in the fuselage of an Air Busan aircraft, originally bound for Hong Kong, at Gimhae Airport, Jan. 28. Yonhap

Firefighters extinguish a hearth within the fuselage of an Air Busan plane, initially certain for Hong Kong, at Gimhae Airport, Jan. 28. Yonhap

A passenger plane caught fireplace on the worldwide airport within the southeastern metropolis of Busan, Tuesday, with three folks sustaining accidents whereas evacuating.

Fireplace authorities mentioned an Air Busan airplane certain for Hong Kong from Gimhae Worldwide Airport in Busan, some 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, caught fireplace in its tail earlier than takeoff round 10:26 p.m. Tuesday. They added that every one 169 passengers and 7 crew members aboard evacuated on inflatable emergency slides.

Firefighters arrived on the scene at 10:34 p.m.

Although there have been no accidents to report at first, fireplace authorities later mentioned three folks sustained non-life-threatening accidents throughout their evacuation.

Whereas the hearth began on the tail of the airplane, it appeared to have unfold to the fuselage of the plane.

A fireplace official mentioned the hearth apparently began contained in the tail of the airplane.

„We imagine all 176 folks have evacuated, however we’re looking out contained in the craft simply in case,“ the official added. (Yonhap)

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