Air Busan plane horror as 170 passengers forced to evacuate after fire breaks out
Air Busan plane horror as 170 passengers forced to evacuate after fire breaks out
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At least 170 passengers and cabin crew have been forced to evacuate an Air Busan flight after a fire broke out on board. The blaze broke out on an Air Busan flight to Hong Kong while still at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday night. The fire, which ignited in the tail section of the aircraft, resulted in 170 passengers and crew to evacuate.
Thankfully there have not been any reported casualties, Yonhap news agency reports, citing authorities. Fire services were called to the scene to extinguish the fire, the cause of which is not yet known. Dramatic images shows the flames being doused by powerful jets of water as the burning aircraft is surrounded by fire crews.
The fire broke out at 10.30pm local time (1.30pm GMT) as the aircraft was preparing for take-off, with a total of 176 on board at the time. Korean media reports the flames were seen spreading towards the fuselage, with fire services currently at the scene.
The fire follows South Korea's deadliest plane disaster in history after a Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to Muan crashed during landing on December 29, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. Flight 2216 was coming into land after taking off from the Thai capital when the disaster struck.
