Air India’s Ahmedabad London flight goes up in flames after take-off and crashes
Air India’s Ahmedabad London flight goes up in flames after take-off and crashes
It comes as a tragic incident that an Air India flight A1171 with 242 passengers on board including the crew bound for London’s Gatwick engulfed into flames soon after take-off and crashed in a residential area at Meghani Nagar in Gujarat near Sardar Vallabhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad.
Reportedly, the Air India flight took off for at 1.10 pm. Initial reports say that the flight may have crashed after hitting a tree or a wall amidst takeoff. Seven fire brigade units reached the area and swung into action to douse the flames. The visuals of the flight engulfed in flames and black smoke bellowing has surfaced online. Since it was taking off, there was a lot of fuel on board. It is believed that this may have caused a major explosion.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Gujarat
CM Bhupendra Patel and State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi and the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner over the incident. He assured that the centre will provide all necessary assistance to the state in managing the aftermath and investigation of the crash. As per eye witness, the aircraft
exploded into a ball of fire.
News Edit KV Raman
