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 destroyed Air Busan’s passenger plane on Tuesday night.

A fire broke out on an Air Busan A321-200 operating flight BX391 bound for Hong Kong at Gimhae International Airport in Busan-Gimhae International Airport in South Korea. The fire started before departure at around 22:26.

An Air Busan Airbus A321 burst into flames at Busan Gimhae Airport (PUS) after the aircraft’s tail caught fire before takeoff, according to Yonhap News.

An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.

Preliminary investigation into the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire at Gimhae has not found evidence of dangerous items brought on board the twinjet, and no immediate indication that the blaze was terrorism-related.

On Tuesday, the Airbus plane operated by budget carrier Air Busan and bound for Hong Kong caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country's southern city of Busan before takeoff. All 176 people on board were safely evacuated using an escape slide, though seven suffered minor injuries.

Korean authorities state that all 176 occupants of an Air Busan Airbus A321 have escaped after a fire broke out on the twinjet. The aircraft had been scheduled to depart from Gimhae airport for Hong Kong on 28 January.

An Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport, Busan, South Korea, with 169 passengers and seven crew members on board, who were safely evacuated. The incident follows the recent deadly Jeju Air crash at Muan Airport,

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 incident comes in the wake of 179 people dying when a plane skidded off a runway at a different airport in the country last month.

Concerns were raised about whether Air Busan’s crew had followed standard safety procedures. Read more at straitstimes.com.