A massive fire has broken out on an Air Busan passenger aircraft at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, forcing the emergency evacuation of 176 people on board.
The blaze erupted as the aircraft was preparing for take-off, prompting immediate action from emergency services.
Emergency services successfully extinguished the flames after rushing to the scene, with three people reported injured in the incident.
Dramatic footage shared across social media platforms captured scenes of fire and smoke billowing from the stricken aircraft.
An Air Busan plane caught fire before take off at Gimhae International Airport in Busan
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The A321 aircraft had been scheduled to fly from Busan to Hong Kong before the incident occurred.
The emergency comes just one month after South Korea's deadliest aviation disaster, when a Jeju aircraft crashed during an emergency landing at Muan Airport.
The Jeju plane, which had been travelling from Bangkok, crashed on the runway, claiming the lives of 179 of the 181 people on board.
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of last month's tragic incident.