An Air Busan Airbus A321 burst into flames at Busan Gimhae International Airport (PUS) after the aircraft’s tail caught fire before takeoff, according to Yonhap News. 

According to reports the Air Busan flight BX391, was preparing to depart for Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) on January 28, 2024, just before 22:30, local time, when a fire developed at the rear of the plane.  

Yonhap News confirmed that 168 passengers and seven crew members managed to escape using the emergency slides that were deployed, although three people sustained non-life-threatening injuries. 

Photos taken from the incident scene and shared on social media show the Airbus A321-232 (registered HL7763) severely damaged at Busan Gimhae International Airport. 

South Korean firefighters are understood to have attended the scene within minutes and the fire appears to have been extinguished.  

“We believe all 176 people have evacuated, but we are searching inside the craft just in case,” an official told Yonhap News. 

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