Seoul, South Korea
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Fire officials said an airplane from South Korea’s carrier Airbusan was set on fire at an international airport in the south of the country while preparing to travel to Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Fire officials in Bosan said that all 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, three of whom were injured.
It was informed that the fire service was informed about the fire, which began inside the plane, which began before 10:30 pm. South Korea’s Yun Hop News Agency said it started with the tail of the plane.
Footage broadcast by the local broadcaster YTN shows that the slides of evacuation are deployed on both sides of the single -corridor, in which emergency workers deal with smoke and flames from the jet.
The later footage of Union Hop News showed the burning holes along the length of the body roof.
This is a month after the deadliest air catastrophe on the South Korean soil when the Jeju airplane coming from Bangkok crashed on the runway of the Maoist airport when he landed an emergency stomach, two of 181 Two of the members and crew members were killed.
Budget Airline Airbusan is a part of South Korea’s Asian Airlines, which was acquired by Korean Air in December.
Plan maker Airbus said he was aware of the incident and he was contacting Airbusan.
Air Bosan and Asia did not immediately respond to the comments requests. Korean Air directed Airbusan to inquire.
According to a respected Database Aviation Safety Network administered by the Flight Safety Foundation, the aircraft is a 17 -year -old Airbus A321ceo model, which is Tel No. HL7763, a respected database administered by the Flight Safety Foundation.
