A passenger plane has caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea, but all 176 people on board have been safely evacuated.

Seoul - A museum in South Korea which showcases the history of Korean alphabet caught fire on Feb 1, producing dramatic plumes, officials said. The fire broke out on the rooftop of the National Hangeul Museum of Korea at around 8.40am, said the local district office in central Seoul in charge of the area where the museum is located.

South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, with eyewitness accounts suggesting a power bank may have sparked the blaze.