Death Toll in South Korean Plane Crash Rises to 120

South Korea’s national fire agency says 120 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire after a failed landing at an airport in the country’s south.

The fire engulfed the Jeju Air aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and exploded after crashing into a barrier on Sunday. The country’s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.

“Two survivors have been rescued, including one flight attendant and one passenger,” the fire agency stated. Rescue operations are ongoing, with 32 fire trucks and hundreds of emergency responders at the scene.

The ill-fated Boeing 737-8AS was returning from Bangkok, Thailand when it encountered issues during landing.