Passengers evacuated from an Air Busan plane that was engulfed in flames this week at a South Korean airport will have their checked baggage returned to them, after authorities on Friday deemed the jet safe for a full investigation.

South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, with eyewitness accounts suggesting a power bank may have sparked the blaze.

Authorities will start a joint investigation into the Air Busan A321 that burst into flames at Busan Gimhae International Airport, Yonhap News Agency reports.

Concerns have been raised about the safety risk of bringing portable batteries in carry-on luggage for flights, as a lithium-ion battery is suspected as the cause of the fire that

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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

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 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 fire broke out in the back of the cabin, officials said. All 176 people on board, including passengers and crew members, were evacuated, some with minor injuries.

A fire broke out in the tail section of an Air Busan A321 aircraft at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday evening, forcing

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