Fire Destroys Air Busan Plane in South Korea, All 176 Evacuated
- Flight HL776 preparing to take off for Hong Kong late Tuesday
- Incident comes a month after the fatal crash of Jeju Air jet
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A fire broke out on a plane operated by Air Busan Co. at a local airport in South Korea late Tuesday, with everyone on board evacuated.
Flight BX391, departing from Gimhae International Airport, was preparing to take off from Busan for Hong Kong, Korea’s National Fire Agency said in a text message. The Airbus A321 jet caught fire near the cabin’s back seats, Korea’s transport ministry said. Authorities are investigating, it added.