SEOUL, South Korea — A passenger aircraft caught fireplace earlier than takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, however all 176 individuals on board had been safely evacuated, authorities mentioned.
The Airbus aircraft operated by South Korean airline Air Busan was making ready to go away for Hong Kong when its rear components caught fireplace at Gimhae Worldwide Airport within the southeast, the Transport Ministry mentioned in a press release.
All the aircraft’s 169 passengers, six crewmembers and one engineer had been evacuated utilizing an escape slide, the ministry assertion mentioned.
The Nationwide Hearth Company mentioned in a launch that three individuals suffered minor accidents through the evacuation. The hearth company mentioned the hearth was fully put out at 11:31 p.m., about one hour after it deployed firefighters and fireplace vans on the scene.
The reason for the hearth wasn’t instantly recognized. The Transport Ministry mentioned the aircraft is an A321 mannequin.
Tuesday’s incident got here a month after a Jeju Air passenger aircraft crashed at Muan Worldwide Airport in southern South Korea, killing all however two of the 181 individuals on board. It was one of many deadliest disasters in South Korea’s aviation historical past.
The Boeing 737-800 skidded off the airport’s runaway on Dec. 29 after its touchdown gear did not deploy, slamming right into a concrete construction and bursting into flames. The flight was getting back from Bangkok and all the victims had been South Koreans besides for 2 Thai nationals.
The primary report on the crash launched Monday mentioned authorities have confirmed traces of hen strikes within the aircraft’s engines, although officers haven’t decided the reason for the accident.
