Hong-Kong bound Air Busan aircraft catches fire on the tarmac. Three injuries reported. The cause of the fire wasn't immediately known.
Korean authorities state that all 176 occupants of an Air Busan Airbus A321 have escaped after a fire broke out on the twinjet. The aircraft had been scheduled to depart from Gimhae airport for Hong Kong on 28 January.
According to the Korean transport ministry, a fire broke out in the rear of the aircraft at around 22:15. All 169 passengers plus six crew members and a maintenance worker escaped the jet via emergency slides, but the ministry says two passengers sustained minor injures and were transferred to hospital.
Korean authorities state that all 176 occupants of an Air Busan Airbus A321 have escaped after a fire broke out on the twinjet. The aircraft had been scheduled to depart from Gimhae airport for Hong Kong on 28 January.
According to the Korean transport ministry, a fire broke out in the rear of the aircraft at around 22:15. All 169 passengers plus six crew members and a maintenance worker escaped the jet via emergency slides, but the ministry says two passengers sustained minor injures and were transferred to hospital.
