Overview

• The fire broke out at approximately 10:30 PM local time on January 28, 2025, at the rear of the Air Busan Airbus A321 scheduled to fly to Hong Kong.
• All 169 passengers and 7 crew members were safely evacuated using inflatable emergency slides, with injuries reported as minor and affecting seven individuals.
• The aircraft, which had been in service for 17 years, was completely destroyed by the fire, with flames spreading rapidly and taking firefighters over an hour to extinguish.
• Initial reports suggest the fire may have started in the overhead luggage compartment, possibly due to a malfunctioning electronic device, though the exact cause remains under investigation.
• This incident comes just a month after South Korea's deadliest aviation disaster, which involved a Jeju Air crash that claimed 179 lives.