A U.S. military fighter jet crashed during training on Saturday in South Korea, CNN reported, citing the U.S. military.

No casualty was reported, Yonhap news agency reported.

The F-16 fighter jet crashed into a farmland at 9:31 a.m. local time in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the capital Seoul. The city is where a key military base of the United States Forces Korea is located.

One pilot on board the ill-fated combat plane escaped before the crash.

Most of the fighter jet was burned down. A police official was quoted as saying no other damage was reported as there are no private houses near the scene of the crash.

(With input from Xinhua)

(Cover: File of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon. /CFP)