Rescuers searched for missing people and aircraft debris in charred buildings in Ahmedabad on Friday , 13 June, 2025 after more than 240 people were killed in an Air India Boeing 787 crash and local media reported that India may ground the airline’s 787 fleet for safety checks.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board bound for Gatwick Airport south of London came down over a residential area of Ahmedabad moments after take-off and erupted in a huge fireball as it hit buildings below, CCTV footage showed.
Only one passenger survived and local media reported that as many as 24 people on the ground were also killed as the plane crashed onto a medical college hostel during the lunch hour. Reuters could not immediately verify the number.
Rescue workers had completed combing the crash site and were now searching for missing people and bodies in the buildings as well as for aircraft parts that could help explain why the plane crashed soon after taking off.
There was a strong stench of jet fuel in the air as cranes worked to remove chunks of burnt trees on the ground and a sniffer dog went through the debris. Smoke was still rising from one of the buildings.
