South Korean Airplane Catches Fire, Passengers Safely Evacuated 

A South Korean airplane caught fire, prompting an emergency evacuation of passengers. Authorities report no casualties as investigations into the cause begin.

According to Yonhap news agency, the tail of a passenger aircraft caught fire at an international airport in South Korea’s second-largest city on Tuesday, leading to the evacuation of all 176 people on board.

According to the news agency, an Air Busan flight heading to Hong Kong from Gimhae International Airport in southeastern Busan caught fire at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time (1330 GMT).

According to Yonhap, 169 passengers and seven flight attendants were evacuated using inflatable slides. The report did not include any details about the cause of the fire.

According to the report, one individual was injured, but no additional details were provided.

AFP was unable to obtain an immediate comment from Busan’s fire authorities.

Last month, South Korea experienced its most severe aviation disaster on home territory when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 traveling from Thailand to Muan crash-landed and erupted into flames after colliding with a concrete barrier on December 29.

In that crash, 179 of the 181 passengers and crew members on board lost their lives.

According to Flightradar24, Air Busan’s fleet is made up exclusively of Airbus aircraft.