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.

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,

The Air Busan flight was scheduled to depart Gimhae International Airportin Busan for Hong Kong when a fire erupted in the rear cabin of the aircraft about 10.15pm local time on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s Transport Ministry.