At least 85 people dead in South Korea plane crash
• At least 85 people have died in a plane crash in South Korea, according to local fire and rescue officials.
• Footage of the crash broadcast by local media showed the aircraft sliding on its belly before bursting into flames. The fire department said the accident was caused by a landing gear malfunction.
• Two people have been pulled from the wreckage, both crew members. However rescuers have warned that they do not expect to find many more survivors from the inferno.
• The Jeju Air jetliner was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when it crash-landed at the airport in Muan county.
• The plane, listed as a Boeing 737-800 on FlightAware, had traveled from Bangkok, Thailand. Analysts say both the Boeing 787-800 and Jeju Air, South Korea’s largest low-cost airline, have a strong safety record.
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