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Hong Kong contacts relevant authorities after Air Busan plane fire injures 7
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Passenger plane catches fire in South Korea prompting mass evacuation, three injured
Probe begins into Air Busan fire at South Korea airport with speculations over cause
At 10.15pm on Jan 28, the Air Busan plane, an Airbus A321-200, bound for Hong Kong from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, caught fire at its tail before takeoff. According to testimony from passengers on board, a “crackling sound” could be heard from the overhead luggage compartment at the time, followed shortly by smoke.
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.
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Air Busan Flight Destroyed by Fire at South Korean Airport - TaiwanPlus NewsAn Air Busan flight awaiting departure to Hong Kong caught fire at Busan's Gimhae International Airport in southern South Korea. All 176 passengers and crew were evacuated before the flames destroyed the plane.
All passengers were safely evacuated when fire ripped through an Air Busan Airbus with 176 on board in South Korea on Tuesday. Newsweek reached out to Airbus and Air Busan for comment via email on Wednesday.
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
Fire breaks out on an Air Busan A321 bound for Hong Kong at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. At around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a fire broke out in the tail section of the aircraft. All 170 passengers and crew evacuated, and there were no casualties,… pic.twitter.com/GqzIkrUx85
At least three people were injured as an airplane caught fire at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, Yonhap news reported. Fire authorities said the Air Busan plane bound for Hong Kong from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, some 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, caught fire at its tail before takeoff.
An Air Busan flight to Hong Kong was evacuated after a fire broke out on board, Korean aviation officials said, with more than 170 passengers and cabin crew on board at the time
An Airbus plane operated by Air Busan caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in South Korea while preparing to depart for Hong Kong. All passengers and crew were evacuated safely, though three sustained minor injuries.
A month after the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil, a fire destroyed another passenger jet in the country.
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.
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
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