At least 28 people dead as plane catches fire after crash on landing

Fire engines work to extinguish a fire at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea (Maeng Dae-hwan/Newsis/AP)

A plane veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 28 people.

The country’s emergency office said the fire was almost put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the southern city of Muan.