Korean Air plane catches fire on Haneda runway, Tokyo

Gepubliceerd op 27 mei 2016 om 09:10

More than 300 passengers and crew were evacuated from a Korean Air plane in Tokyo, Japan after a fire broke out in its left engine.

Smokes and foam sprayed by fire crews at Haneda airport, rises from a Korean Air plane on the tarmac on (27 May 2016)

Flight 2708 was preparing to take off from Haneda airport en route to Seoul on Friday morning, said officials.

The engine was sprayed with foam by fire crews on the runway, which was temporarily closed.

No injuries were immediately reported and the cause of the fire is not yet known.

There were 302 passengers and 17 crew members on board.

Located right next to Tokyo Bay, Haneda is Tokyo's most central major airport and is increasingly used for international flights.

By BBC News Photo: KYODO/REUTERS

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