Air India flight crashes in Ahmedabad, kills at least 265

A London-bound Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad, India on Thursday, killing at least 265 people including those on board and on the ground.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner hit a residential building after takeoff, resulting in a fireball that destroyed part of the plane and caused significant damage to nearby structures; one passenger miraculously survived with no recollection of how they escaped.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are underway as India's civil aviation authority and international agencies such as the UK and US air accident investigation teams have joined forces to support the inquiry.

Rescue teams worked through Friday morning to recover bodies and assess the wreckage; investigators recovered a black box recorder on Friday from the crash site, which will significantly aid investigations.

The nose and front wheel of Air India flight 171 landed on a canteen building where students were having lunch, killing at least 24 people on the ground.