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Firefighters and rescue team members work on the runway of Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Sunday. Lee Young-ju/Newsis/APAt least 28 people have died in a plane crash in southwestern South Korea, a local fire department official has told CNN. South Jeolla province Fire Service Headquarters said that number is expected to grow as recovery operations continue. A fire department official who spoke to CNN said the airplane had been “almost completely destroyed” by fire. Images of the crash published by the Yonhap news agency showed only the tail section of the plane intact, surrounded by flames.
Persons: Lee Young Organizations: International, CNN, Fire Service Headquarters, jetliner Locations: Muan, South Korea, South Jeolla, Muan county
CNN —At least 28 people have died in a plane crash in southwestern South Korea, a local fire department official has told CNN. South Jeolla province Fire Service Headquarters said that number is expected to grow as recovery operations continue. Emergency responders said they had rescued two people from the plane, according to the fire department. A fire department official who spoke to CNN said the airplane had been “almost completely destroyed” by fire. Images of the crash published by the Yonhap news agency showed only the tail section of the plane intact, surrounded by flames.
Organizations: CNN, Fire Service Headquarters, jetliner Locations: South Korea, South Jeolla, Muan county
Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runaway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2024. At least 28 people were killed when an airliner went off the runway and slammed into a wall at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, Yonhap news agency reported. Two people were found alive and rescue operations were still under way, a Muan fire official said. The official could not confirm the reports of 28 dead. Authorities were working to rescue people in the tail section, an airport official told Reuters.
Persons: Choi Sang, mok Organizations: Muan, Authorities, Reuters, Air Locations: Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, Thai, Bangkok
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