A plane has caught fire at a South Korean airport and rescue work is underway : NPR

SEOUL, South Korea — A plane caught fire Sunday at a southern South Korean airport after its landing gear malfunctioned, the emergency office said.

The office said the fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the plane at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan.

It said more than more than 170 people were aboard the plane.

Yonhap news agency reported the Jeju Air flight plane veered off the runway and collided with a fence. It said the plane was returning from Bangkok.

Local TV stations aired footage showing thick pillows of black smoke billowing from the plane engulfed with flame.