Immigration Department reached out to Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong, consulate-general in Busan and Travel Industry Authority.

On Tuesday, the Airbus plane operated by budget carrier Air Busan and bound for Hong Kong caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country's southern city of Busan before takeoff. All 176 people on board were safely evacuated using an escape slide, though seven suffered minor injuries.

Portable power bank in overhead bin suspected to be at fault With speculation rising over the cause of the fire on an Air Busan aircraft carrying 176 people late Tuesday evening, authorities are planning to conduct a joint forensic investigation on Friday with 10 officials from France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety,

Authorities held a meeting Thursday on how to conduct a probe into an Air Busan passenger plane that caught fire at a Korean airport earlier this week amid safety concerns, the land ministry said.

Fire breaks out on an Air Busan A321 bound for Hong Kong at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. At around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a fire broke out in the tail section of the aircraft. All 170 passengers and crew evacuated, and there were no casualties,… pic.twitter.com/GqzIkrUx85

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.

At least three people were injured as an airplane caught fire at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, Yonhap news reported. Fire authorities said the Air Busan plane bound for Hong Kong from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, some 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, caught fire at its tail before takeoff.

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.

A fire broke out in the tail section of an Air Busan A321 aircraft at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. 1 All 170 passengers and

An Air Busan flight to Hong Kong was evacuated after a fire broke out on board, Korean aviation officials said, with more than 170 passengers and cabin crew on board at the time

The Airbus A321 plane was engulfed in flames as it prepared to take off for Hong Kong from an airport in Busan, South Korea.