South Korean passenger plane fire … 7 people were injured

A fire broke out inside a passenger plane at Gimhi International Airport in Busan, southeast of South Korea, wounding 7 people injured during the evacuation.

The firefighting authorities in South Korea, in a statement today, said that the fire broke out in the tail area with a passenger plane belonging to the Airbus Airlines, before taking off while preparing to go to Hong Kong from the International Gimhi Airport in Busan, 320 km southeast of the capital Seoul, a host All passengers who were on board the 169 passengers, 6 crew individuals and one maintenance worker were evacuated using an evacuation spoiler, before the fire was announced.

She pointed out that the fire started in the plane’s tail area, then spread to the fuselage, while its cause was not known immediately, while the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in South Korea formed a team to investigate the accident; She plans to send 7 officials to the scene to investigate the cause of the accident.

According to the ministry’s technical information system, the stricken plane is working in service for more than 17 years.