Passenger plane catches hearth at South Korea’s Busan airport, 176 individuals evacuated safely

The tail of a passenger plane caught hearth at a world airport in South Korea’s second-largest metropolis on Tuesday, resulting in the evacuation of 176 people on board, in keeping with Yonhap information company.

The Air Busan flight, which was en path to Hong Kong from Gimhae Worldwide Airport in southeastern Busan, caught hearth round 10:30 pm native time, added the report.

169 passengers and 7 flight attendants had been evacuated utilizing inflatable slides, however didn’t disclose any particulars about the reason for the hearth, reported Yonhap.

The company stated that one individual sustained accidents however offered no additional data.

South Korea suffered its worst aviation catastrophe on its soil final month when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, flying from Thailand to Muan on December 29, crash-landed and exploded right into a fireball after slamming right into a concrete barrier.

That crash killed 179 of the 181 passengers and crew members on board.

Flightradar24 lists Air Busan’s fleet as consisting solely of Airbus plane.

With inputs from businesses