'The Scene Was Horrifying': Eyewitnesses Recall Ahmedabad Air Tragedy

Eyewitnesses recalled scenes of tragedy from the Ahmedabad plane crash on June 19. The AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. The airline confirmed that only one out of the 242 people on board survived. "We heard a blast just as we returned to our office after breakfast. We rushed to see what had happened. When we reached the site, a few people were already there. As we got closer, we saw that people were badly burnt. The scene was horrifying. We immediately called for an ambulance. We also took some injured children to Civil Hospital on our bike. About 15 minutes later, the ambulance and police arrived and took control of the situation," said an eyewitness.