Korean air plane catches fire, 300 evacuated - About 300 passengers and crew

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About 300 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a Korean Air Boeing 777 at Tokyo's Haneda airport in dramatic scenes after one of the engines caught fire, officials said on May 27, 2016.

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TV footage from the airport showed the plane, which was bound for South Korea's Gimpo International airport, surrounded by red fire trucks and with the area around its left wing doused in foam. The plane's inflatable emergency evacuation slides had all been deployed.

In This Pic : Korean air plane catches fire, 300 evacuated

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"The flight (Boeing 777) had a fire on Engine No.1," a Korean Air spokesman told AFP. "The plane bound to Kimpo (Gimpo) Airport from Haneda had 302 passengers and 17 crew members on board. (The) fire was apparently put out."

In This Pic : Korean air plane catches fire, 300 evacuated

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Smoke was seen coming from the plane as it was about to take off at around 00:40 pm, officials of the Japanese transportation ministry and the airport told AFP.

In This Pic : Korean air plane catches fire, 300 evacuated

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Passengers and crew were evacuated and there were no reported serious injuries, a fire department official said.

In This Pic : Korean air plane catches fire, 300 evacuated

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