At least 28 dead in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea

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At least 28 people were killed when an airliner went off the runway and slammed into a wall at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, Yonhap news agency reported.  The accident occurred as Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 175 passengers and six crew on a flight from the Thai capital Bangkok, was landing at the airport in the south of the country.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/59hsmsee  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00There was a witness statement that there was an accident due to a bird strike.

00:05The police and the fire department are accurate, but it's different from usual.

00:10Yes, there was a sound of something popping in between.

00:16So I thought there was an accident.

00:20Yes, it seemed unfortunate. Yes, so I went out.

00:23Yes, then the explosion didn't happen once, but it happened several times in a row.

00:29Yes, that's what I heard.

00:31Oh, I see. You said you live near the airport.

00:37Please explain how big the fire is so that it can be seen so well nearby.

00:43I don't live very close to the airport, so I'm only looking from a distance.

00:51Yes, the smoke was very black.

00:54I'm looking at it now, but it's a little dark right now, so it's only light smoke.

00:59Can you tell me exactly what happens after the accident due to the strike?

01:06It seems that the investigation should be carried out on that part as well.

01:09According to what is known, a landing gear was triggered due to a collision with a bird.

01:14So, as the bird collided, it collided in some part.

01:17Around 9 o'clock this morning, a plane landing at Jeollanam-do Infinite International Airport

01:22There was an accident where the fence collided with the outer wall by deviating from the runway.

01:26The plane that caused the accident departed from Bangkok, Thailand and entered Jeju Airlines 7C2216.

01:33It was reported that it was carrying 181 passengers and flight attendants.

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