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Flames and smoke in aftermath of Air India crash

A firefighter works at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. [AFP]

Thick black plumes of acrid smoke towered high above India's Ahmedabad airport Thursday after a London-bound passenger jet with 242 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff.

Police said there appeared to be no survivors, with the plane smashing into a residential area.

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