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.
* CNN