Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of a fire which engulfed an Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan, South Korean authorities in Busan said on Wednesday (January 29). The plane caught fire on Tuesday (January 28) at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said. - REUTERS
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00:00An Air Busan flight caught fire on Tuesday night at South Korea's Gimhae International
00:06Airport in Busan, just before departure to Hong Kong.
00:11Fire authorities confirmed all 169 passengers and seven crew members were safely evacuated,
00:18with three sustaining minor injuries.
00:20The fire engulfed a 17-year-old Airbus A321CEO plane around 10.30 at night.
00:27Investigations are underway, with Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon calling for a review of aviation
00:33safety.
00:34PARK HYUNG-JOON, Mayor of Busan, South Korea We can't confirm the exact cause yet, but
00:38the fact that this big accident burned down the plane should be used as an opportunity
00:43to check the entire aviation system we have.
00:48Tuesday's incident follows last month's deadly Jeju air crash in Muan, which killed 179
00:54people.
00:55Some in the capital Seoul on Wednesday told Reuters the recent incidents had them anxious
01:00about flying.
01:01PARK HYUNG-JOON, Mayor of Busan, South Korea In the past, there weren't any incidents.
01:05But these days, there have been a lot of plane accidents for some reason.
01:10I'm a little nervous and worried about so many accidents happening, and I'm a little
01:15reluctant to fly on a plane.
01:17Airbus said it was aware of Tuesday's incident and was liaising with Air Busan.
01:23The airline and its parent company, Asiana Airlines, did not immediately respond to requests
01:28for comment.
01:29Korean Air, which acquired Asiana in December, directed inquiries to Air Busan.