A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire Thursday after veering off the runway at a Chinese airport, but all passengers and crew were "safely evacuated", the airline said, NDTV reports.
The flight, carrying 113 passengers and nine crew, was headed from the southwestern city of Chongqing to Tibet's Nyingchi when "abnormalities" were noticed and take-off was suspended, causing the jet to overrun the runway, the company said in a statement.
"All passengers and crew have been safely evacuated," Tibet Airlines said in a statement.
"The injured passengers were all only lightly injured, and have been sent to hospital for treatment."
About 40 passengers with minor injuries were sent to hospital, the airport added.