Tuesday's incident came a month after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.

The National Fire Agency said three people suffered minor injuries during the evacuation after a plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire.

Seven people have been left injured after a passenger plane caught fire on the runway in South Korea, prompting a mass evacuation, according to a report.

An Air Busan flight awaiting departure to Hong Kong caught fire at Busan's Gimhae International Airport in southern South Korea. All 176 passengers and crew were evacuated before the flames destroyed the plane.

An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.

An Air Busan Airbus A321 burst into flames at Busan Gimhae Airport (PUS) after the aircraft’s tail caught fire before takeoff, according to Yonhap News.

All 176 people on board made it out safely after the jet caught fire before take-off at the south-eastern Gimhae International Airport.

The Air Busan plane was set to leave Gimhae International Airport for Hong Kong when its rear parts burst into flames. All 176 people on board were evacuated.

The fire broke out in the back of the cabin, officials said. All 176 people on board, including passengers and crew members, were evacuated, some with minor injuries.

A passenger plane has caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea, but all 176 people on board have been safely evacuated.

A joint investigation team conducts a stability inspection of a fire-damaged Air Busan passenger plane at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Jan. 31, 2025, prior to a probe into the cause of the fire that occurred on Jan.