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| South Korea plane fire causes mass evacuation | South Korea plane fire causes mass evacuation |
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| Photos have emerged showing the burning Air Busan aircraft being doused with water | Photos have emerged showing the burning Air Busan aircraft being doused with water |
| An Airbus plane has caught fire at an airport of South Korea's city of Busan, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board, fire authorities say. | An Airbus plane has caught fire at an airport of South Korea's city of Busan, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board, fire authorities say. |
| They say four people were injured as they were escaping the Air Busan aircraft on inflatable slides in the south-eastern airport on Tuesday evening. | |
| The blaze is said to have started at the tail of the Hong Kong-bound plane shortly before take-off. Firefighters - who arrived within minutes - were seen trying to put out the fire that spread to the fuselage. | The blaze is said to have started at the tail of the Hong Kong-bound plane shortly before take-off. Firefighters - who arrived within minutes - were seen trying to put out the fire that spread to the fuselage. |
| This comes less than a month after the worst air disaster on South Korean soil when a Jeju Air plane crash-landed in the south-western Muan airport, killing 179 people. Two people survived. | This comes less than a month after the worst air disaster on South Korean soil when a Jeju Air plane crash-landed in the south-western Muan airport, killing 179 people. Two people survived. |
| The fire on board the Air Busan plane Gimhae International Airport began at about 22:26 local time (13:26 GMT) on Tuesday, Yonhap news agency said, citing South Korea's fire authorities. | The fire on board the Air Busan plane Gimhae International Airport began at about 22:26 local time (13:26 GMT) on Tuesday, Yonhap news agency said, citing South Korea's fire authorities. |
| It said that firefighters arrived at the scene eight minutes later. | It said that firefighters arrived at the scene eight minutes later. |
| Photos later emerged showing the burning aircraft being doused with water. | Photos later emerged showing the burning aircraft being doused with water. |
| There were 169 passengers and seven crew on board the plane. | There were 169 passengers and seven crew on board the plane. |
| The cause of the fire is being investigated. | The cause of the fire is being investigated. |
| Air Busan is a budget airline, whose parent company is Asiana Airlines. | Air Busan is a budget airline, whose parent company is Asiana Airlines. |
| Busan's airport is located about 315km (195 miles) south-east of the capital, Seoul. | Busan's airport is located about 315km (195 miles) south-east of the capital, Seoul. |