An Airbus plane from South Korean airline Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday (28) at Gimhae International Airport in the south of the country, while preparing to leave for Hong Kong, the Fire Department said.
All 169 passengers and seven crew members were removed, three with minor injuries, added the Busan firefighters.
The firefighter service was warned about the fire, which began inside the plane shortly before 10:30 pm (local time), according to authorities. The news agency Yonhap From South Korea said the fire started at the tail of the plane.
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Images conveyed by the local broadcaster Co -worker They show output slides positioned on both sides of the single corridor plane, with emergency teams fighting the smoke and flames of the plane.
Later, images of Yonhap News showed carbonized holes along the fuselage ceiling.
It’s been a month since the deadlier air disaster on South Korean soil, killing all 181 people and crew on board except two.
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Economic airline Air Busan is part of South Korea Asian Airlines, which in December was acquired by Korean Air.
Airbus aircraft manufacturer said she is aware of reports about the incident and was in contact with Air Busan.
Air Busan and Asiana did not respond to requests for comments at first. Korean Air forwarded the questions to Air Busan.
