179 passengers dead in South Korea plane crash

The death toll touyches 179 in a plane crash that occured at Muan International Airport on Sunday.

A Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air carrying 181 passengers, including six crew, caught fire during landing after reportedly experiencing landing gear issues around 9:07 a.m. local time (0007GMT) in Muan County, 288 kilometers (179 miles) southwest of Seoul.

The plane skidded along the ground without landing gear and crashed into a concrete wall before bursting into flames with a deafening explosion, according to the news agency.

The twin-engine Boeing aircraft, returning from Bangkok, veered off the runway and collided with a fence before slamming into a wall in a fiery explosion.

Among the passengers were 93 women and 84 men, ranging in age from three to 78 years.

It was the deadliest incident in South Korean history, following the 1997 Korean Air plane crash in Guam, which killed 225 people.

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