Plane preparing for take-off catches fire in South Korea
Passengers were evacuated when a plane caught fire moments before departure in South Korea tonight. The Airbus A320 operated by Air Busan was preparing for take-off for the flight to Hong Kong when flames ripped through the tail at around 10:30 pm.
South Korea plane fire causes mass evacuation
An Airbus plane has caught fire at an airport of South Korea's city of Busan, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board, fire authorities say. They say four people were injured as they were escaping the Air Busan aircraft on inflatable slides in the south-eastern airport on Tuesday evening.
Air Busan Airbus Plane Catches Fire at South Korea's Busan Airport
It is a month since the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil when a Jeju Air plane coming from Bangkok crashed on Muan Airport's runway as it made an emergency belly landing, killing all but two of the 181 people and crew members on board.
Passengers use emergency slides as fire starts on plane in South Korea
Passengers were evacuated on emergency slides when a plane caught fire moments before departure in South Korea tonight. The Airbus A320 operated by Air Busan was preparing for take-off for the flight to Hong Kong when flames ripped through the tail at around 10:30 pm.
Air Busan A321 Catches Fire At Gimhae International Airport
A fire broke out on an Air Busan Airbus A321 leased from AerCap while at the gate at South Korea's Busan Gimhae International Airport on Jan. 28. All 170 passengers and six crew members aboard Flight BX391, which was bound for Hong Kong, were evacuated using emergency slides. Two injuries were...
Fire Destroys Air Busan Plane at South Korean Airport
The fire broke out in the back of the cabin, officials said. All 176 people on board, including passengers and crew members, were evacuated, some with minor injuries.
Air Busan A321 Fire Forces Evacuation in South Korea
Air Busan, a low-cost subsidiary of the Asiana Group, currently operates an all-Airbus fleet, including seven A321, eight A321neo, and five A320 jets. The South Korean LCC has been operating since 2008 and transitioned from its original Boeing 737 Classic fleet to an all-Airbus operation in 2016.
Fire breaks out on plane in South Korea with 170 passengers onboard
The tail of a passenger plane with 176 people on board has caught fire before take-off at an airport in South Korea.
Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport. All 176 people on board are evacuated
A passenger plane has caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea, but all 176 people on board have been safely evacuated
Officials launch investigation into cause of Air Busan fire in South Korea
South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, with eyewitness accounts suggesting a power bank may have sparked the blaze.
Plane bursts into flames at South Korean airport, leaving 7 injured
All 176 people were evacuated from an Air Busan jet that caught on fire at a South Korean airport, with reports suggesting a battery could be the cause.
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