Over 170 people have been forced to evacuate a plane in South Korea after it was engulfed in flames.
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire while it prepared to leave for Hong Kong on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport, authorities said.
All 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, with one person with a minor injury taken to hospital, fire authorities in Busan said. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported three people being hurt, but not seriously.
The fire started inside the plane, the fire service said while Yonhap said it began in the plane's tail.
The incident came a month after 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.
All but two of the 181 people and crew members on board were killed in the tragic crash.
Budget airline Air Busan is part of South Korea's Asiana Airlines, which in December was acquired by Korean Air. The plane is an Airbus A321 model, according to FlightRadar24 tracking data.
Planemaker Airbus said it is aware of reports about the incident and it is liaising with Air Busan.
