Tengrinews.kz — An Air Busan plane caught fire at the airport in South Korea while preparing to take off for Hong Kong, according to Yonhap news agency.
There were 176 people on board the plane. All 169 passengers and 7 crew members were able to evacuate in time using inflatable slides. According to firefighters, three people received minor injuries during the evacuation.
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According to emergency services, the fire started in the tail section of the plane a few minutes before takeoff and quickly spread to the fuselage of the plane. The plane completely burned down.
In December last year, a Jeju Air plane crashed in South Korea. It flew off the runway and crashed into a fence while landing at Muan International Airport.
As a result of the plane crash, 122 people died. Two people were rescued: one crew member and one passenger.