7 Injured After Passenger Plane Catches Fire on Runway, Prompting Mass Evacuation: Report

Mar. 15, 2025

Seven people have been injured after a passenger plane caught fire on the runway in South Korea, prompting a mass evacuation.

The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and all 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, according toCNN, citing fire authorities in Busan.

The plane was preparing to depart for Hong Kong at the time of the incident, planemaker Airbus told PEOPLE in a statement.

According to local news agencyYonhap, the number of those injured in the incident was initially reported as three, but this rose to seven on Wednesday, fire authorities said. The victims all suffered minor injuries, the news agency reported.

The fire began in the plane’s tail just before 10:30 p.m. local time, per the news agency, before appearing to spread to the fuselage of the plane.

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The Air Busan plane following the fire.YONHAP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

YONHAP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

The Air Busan plane at Gimhae International Airport in South Korea.ONHAP/HYUNG-JOO SON/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

ONHAP/HYUNG-JOO SON/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Air Busan did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

“Further updates will be provided as soon as consolidated information is available and Airbus is authorised to release them,” they added.

source: people.com