Passenger plane catches fire in S. Korea’s Busan airport

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that started on an Air Busan flight before takeoff, at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea

A commercial airplane operated by a low-cost carrier caught fire while preparing for take-off Tuesday at an international airport in Busan, South Korea, and all of the nearly 180 passengers and crew members were evacuated, the country’s transport ministry and local media reports said.The fire started on Air Busan Flight 391 at around 10:15 p.m. at Gimhae International Airport ahead of a scheduled departure for Hong Kong, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said.According to media reports, fewer than 20 people aboard sustained injuries, and all were minor.The fire started in the rear part of the Airbus A321 and was subdued by around 11:30 p.m., Yonhap News Agency reported.