A plane returning from Bangkok to South Korea caught fire at Muan International Airport, killing at least 28 people.
Fire engines worked to extinguish a fire at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. South Korean media are reporting that 28 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire at an airport in the country's south. South Korea's emergency office said the fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan.
It said the plane with about 180 people was returning from Bangkok. Yonhap news agency reported the 28 deaths, but the emergency office couldn't immediately confirm the casualty figure. Other South Korean media outlets carried similar casualty reports. A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire Sunday at an airport in southern South Korea, according to the emergency office and local media. South Korean media reported the fire left more than 20 people either dead or injured, but the emergency office said it couldn't immediately confirm the reported casualties. It said two people were evacuated to safety. Emergency officials said they were examining the exact cause of the fire
AIRPLANE FIRE SOUTHKOREA MUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FATALITIES JEJU AIR
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