The fire broke out on the Bosan Air aircraft at the international Airport Gimha, located about 315 km south of the capital of Seoul.
The fire quickly spread to the body of the plane and all the 169 passengers who already sat in the seats and seven staff members were evacuated through inflatable emergency slides. Firefighters – who arrived in minutes – seemed to try to turn off the fire.
Only about an hour after the fire broke out, the firefighters managed to turn it off. It is still unclear what caused burns and the authorities said the issue was tested.
The case occurred a month after the most severe air disaster on South Korea. 179 people then perished when Chaju Air Stew off the landing route, collided with a fence and exploded at the International Airport Moan. Only two people survived.