Tibet Airlines’ plane in China veers off runway, catches fire; 25 injured

A passenger plane of China’s Tibet Airlines with 122 people onboard veered off the runway and caught fire while taking off in the country’s southwest Chongqing city on Thursday.

The Tibet-bound plane was carrying 113 passengers and nine crew members, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

All the people aboard the plane were evacuated and the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The number of casualties was not known immediately, state-run China Global Television Network (CGTN) reported.