A passenger plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea has resulted in at least 47 fatalities. The Jeju Air plane, carrying 181 people, skidded off the runway and collided with a concrete fence after its landing gear reportedly malfunctioned.
Firefighters and rescue team members work on the runway of Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea , Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korea airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 47 people, officials said.
The National Fire Agency said the fire was almost put out but officials were still trying to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the southern town of Muan. At least 47 people had died in the fire, the agency said. Emergency workers pulled out two people — one passenger and one crew member. It said it deployed 32 fire trucks and several helicopters to contain the fire. Footage of the crash aired by YTN television showed the Jeju Air plane skidding across the airstrip, apparently with its landing gear still closed, and colliding head-on with a concrete wall on the outskirts of the facility. The transport ministry said the incident happened at 9:03 a.m. local time. Fire engines work to extinguish a fire at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Emergency officials in Muan said they were examining the cause of the fire. They said the plane's landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned. The transport ministry said the plane was returning from Bangkok and its passengers include two Thai nationals. Local TV stations aired footage showing thick pillows of black smoke billowing from the plane engulfed with flame.
AIRPLANE CRASH SOUTH KOREA MUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FATALITIES LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION
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