Umlilo omkhulu uqhambuke kwicandelo elingemva lenqwelomoya yabakhweli kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya eMzantsi Korea namhlanje, oko kubangele ukufuduswa kwabakhweli be-176 kunye nabasebenzi ababekhwele, ngokutsho kwamagosa asekuhlaleni.
Ngokutsho koMphathiswa wezoThutho waseMzantsi Korea, i-Airbus A321 ijethi yabakhweli eqhutywa Air Busan, wayelungiselela inqwelomoya eya eHong Kong esuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseGimhae kumzantsi-mpuma weBusan xa kwaqhambuka umlilo malunga nentsimbi ye-10:15pm ngexesha lasekuhlaleni.
Bebonke, abakhweli abayi-169 kunye namalungu asixhenxe abasebenzi bakhutshiwe kusetyenziswa izilayidi ezinokuphephetheka, yongeza inkonzo.
Ingxelo yoMphathiswa ayizange inike zinkcukacha malunga nemvelaphi yomlilo, ngaphandle nje kokuba umlilo usuka kwindawo yomsila wenqwelomoya.
Ngokutsho kwe-Arhente yeSizwe yoMlilo, abantu abathathu bagcina ukulimala okuncinci ngexesha lokukhutshwa. Umlilo ucinywe ngokupheleleyo ngo-11:31pm ngexesha lasekuhlaleni, i-arhente yongeza.