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Air Busan aircraft caught fire at Gimhe Airport in South Korea. All 176 people aboard the aircraft were evacuated safely. Three people were minor injured. The investigation of the cause of the fire is going on.

A passenger aircraft caught fire before takeoff at Gimhe Airport.
Highlights
- The aircraft caught fire at Gimhe Airport in South Korea.
- All 176 people aboard the aircraft were evacuated safely.
- The investigation of the cause of the fire is going on.
Soul. A major accident was averted late on Tuesday night at Gimhe International Airport in South Korea. A passenger aircraft caught fire here before takeoff. Thankfully, all 176 people aboard the aircraft were immediately evacuated.
This Airbus A321 model aircraft of South Korean airline Air Busan had 169 passengers, six crew members and an engineer. The aircraft was preparing to fly for Hong Kong, when the back of the aircraft caught fire. All passengers were taken out with the help of emergency slides.
Three people were moderately injured
According to the National Fire Fire Agency, three people were marginally injured during rescue. The fire brigade team extinguished the fire completely at 11:31 pm. Fire trucks and firefighters controlled the situation within about an hour of the fire.
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
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