An engine fire broke out on a Korean Air jet about to take off from a Tokyo airport Friday, and seven people may have been injured, an official said.

    Firefighters put out the blaze within the hour, and all 302 passengers and 17 crewmembers were evacuated, Japanese media quoted a government official assigned to Haneda Airport as saying.

    Flight 2708 was headed to Seoul. The runway the plane was using has been closed and all other flights have been temporarily halted, he said, adding that the cause of the fire was still unknown.

    Korean Air said the company will determine the cause of the problems with its Boeing 777-300. A different plane will fly to Haneda later Friday to transport the passengers, it said in a statement.

Source : QNA