N Korean plane forced to land in China due to fire

Seventy-five people on board North Korea’s national carrier Air Koryo had a lucky escape on Friday when a fire broke out mid-air forcing the plane to land in China’s northeastern city of Shenyang. The JS151 flight, en route from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to Beijing, made a safe landing at Shenyang airport at 8:50am. No one onboard was injured, state-run Xinhua reported.