South Korea's Yonhap News Agency and other media outlets say a passenger plane has caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in South Korea's southern city of Busan at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday local time.
Reports say that all 169 passengers and seven crew members aboard the Hong Kong-bound plane managed to evacuate. But three of them reportedly sustained injuries during their evacuation.
Police and firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire.
Reports say that all 169 passengers and seven crew members aboard the Hong Kong-bound plane managed to evacuate. But three of them reportedly sustained injuries during their evacuation.
Police and firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire.
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Passenger plane catches fire at Gimhae International Airport, Busan, South Korea; all 169 passengers and crew evacuated but three sustained injuries. Fire and police investigating cause. Hong Kong-bound flight involved.
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ID: 8762ea50-2385-46ce-b470-bb6343a7b8df
Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250129_02/
Date: Jan. 29, 2025
Created: 2025/01/29 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 06:47
Last Read: 2025/01/29 08:58