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According to Lee, the two crew members—a man and a woman—were pulled from the blazing plane's tail area. According to officials, they were receiving treatment at hospitals for medium-to-severe injuries.
According to Lee, investigators are looking into weather and bird strikes as potential contributing reasons. According to airport officials quoted by Yonhap news agency, the landing gear problem might have been triggered by a bird attack.
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SEOUL Following the nation's deadliest air catastrophe ever, which claimed 179 lives, South Korea's acting president, Choi Sang-mok, announced Sunday that the country would be in a state of mourning until January 4.
Arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, with 175 passengers and 6 crew, Jeju Air 089590.KS Flight 7C2216 was trying to land at Muan International Airport just after 9 a.m. when it belly-landed and veered off a runway, exploding into a blaze as it crashed into a wall.
Two crew members were rescued, and officials have suggested the rest on board are presumed dead.
According to the country's transport ministry, the most deadly air accident to occur on South Korean territory was also the worst involving a South Korean airline in almost thirty years.
"Only the tail part retains a little bit of shape, and the rest of (the plane) looks almost impossible to recognize," Lee Jung-hyun, the fire chief for Muan, stated during a briefing.
SEOUL Following the nation's deadliest air catastrophe ever, which claimed 179 lives, South Korea's acting president, Choi Sang-mok, announced Sunday that the country would be in a state of mourning until January 4.
Arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, with 175 passengers and 6 crew, Jeju Air 089590.KS Flight 7C2216 was trying to land at Muan International Airport just after 9 a.m. when it belly-landed and veered off a runway, exploding into a blaze as it crashed into a wall.
Two crew members were rescued, and officials have suggested the rest on board are presumed dead.
According to the country's transport ministry, the most deadly air accident to occur on South Korean territory was also the worst involving a South Korean airline in almost thirty years.
"Only the tail part retains a little bit of shape, and the rest of (the plane) looks almost impossible to recognize," Lee Jung-hyun, the fire chief for Muan, stated during a briefing.
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Two passengers were saved from the flaming aircraft.
According to Lee, the two crew members—a man and a woman—were pulled from the blazing plane's tail area. According to officials, they were receiving treatment at hospitals for medium-to-severe injuries.
According to Lee, investigators are looking into weather and bird strikes as potential contributing reasons. According to airport officials quoted by Yonhap news agency, the landing gear problem might have been triggered by a bird attack.
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