Seoul, December 29: South Korean media are reporting that 28 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire at an airport in the country's south. South Korea's emergency office said the fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan. It said the plane with about 180 people was returning from Bangkok. Kazakhstan Plane Crash: Death Toll Rises to 38 After Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 Plane Crashes Near Aktau Airport.

28 People Dead After Plane Catches Fire at Airport

Yonhap news agency reported the 28 deaths, but the emergency office couldn't immediately confirm the casualty figure. Other South Korean media outlets carried similar casualty. Local TV stations aired footage showing thick pillows of black smoke billowing from the plane engulfed with flame.

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