Plane crash: When AI jet became fireball; how 1,000°C inferno made escape impossible

An Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad near the airport. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff. The plane was carrying 242 passengers and crew. A massive fire erupted after the crash. Temperatures reached 1,000 degrees Celsius. Rescue operations were difficult due to the intense heat. Many bodies were recovered from the crash site. The incident also impacted nearby residential areas.