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00:00Locals joined first responders in the rush to the crash site, scrambling to douse the flames and search the debris.
00:08Soon, rescue teams were pulling bodies from the wreckage.
00:12Not just passengers and crew, but people who were in their homes when Air India Flight 171 plunged into this residential area.
00:21It struck a residence for medical students.
00:24The plane crashed at a doctor's hostel.
00:27The rescue agency, firefighters, police and civil administration reached the crash site within three or three minutes.
00:35The search and rescue operations is currently underway.
00:38Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the crash as a tragedy and heartbreaking beyond words.
00:45The plane had barely begun its journey from Ahmedabad to London.
00:49The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board came down just five minutes after takeoff.
00:56A huge plume of black smoke, easily visible from the airport, erupted from the wreckage.
01:02Air India says there were at least 169 Indian nationals on the flight, as well as 53 people from the UK, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals.
01:12The British government has deployed crisis teams in India and the UK.
01:17It will undoubtedly be causing a huge amount of worry and concern to the many, many families and communities here.
01:24And the government will provide all the support that it can.
01:28This is the first ever crash of this particular Boeing model, but it comes after a raft of safety incidents, some deadly, involving other Boeing planes in the past several years.
01:39The incidents have led to questions over the leadership of the aerospace giant, with some industry experts accusing the company of prioritizing cost-cutting over safety.