An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.

The fire broke out in the back of the cabin, officials said. All 176 people on board, including passengers and crew members, were evacuated, some with minor injuries.

A passenger plane caught fire at an airport in the South Korean city of Busan on Tuesday night, but everyone on board could evacuate. The incident comes on the heels of another airline disaster in the country last month.