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Canada Standard
21 hours ago
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- Canada Standard
Ahmedabad plane crash:
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 14 (ANI): Chief Fire Officer of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Service Amit Dongre on Saturday said that 30 lives were saved in the rescue operations after the Air India plane rammed into a doctors' hostel. On Thursday, the London-bound Air India flight AI171 crashed shortly after it tookoff from Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport, ramming into a doctors' hostel of BJ Medical College in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. Speaking with ANI, Dongre said, 'We received the message through the hotline at around 1.40 pm that day. We responded within 3 minutes. We started fire extinguishing and rescue operations simultaneously and 30 lives were saved during the rescue operation. People were rushed to the civil hospital with the help of 50 ambulances.' Earlier, Junior Doctor's Association of BJ Medical College on Saturday confirmed that four MBBS students lost their lives, while 20 students suffered injuries, and 11 of them have been discharged. 'In reference to the recent plane crash incident, JDA- BJMC clarifies that a total of 4 MBBS students from B.J. Medical College, who were having lunch in the mess building, have sadly passed away. Out of the 20 MBBS students injured in the accident, 11 have been discharged with a stable condition,' the statement read. According to the association, four family members of super-speciality doctors who were residing in 'Atulyam' building in the college campus also died. 'Among the family members of Super Specialty doctors residing in the 'Atulyam' building, 4 have tragically died. Additionally, the wife of one resident doctor from the Super Specialty department has been injured and is currently under treatment. The condition of all admitted patients is stable and they are recovering quickly,' the statement read. Only one person out of the 242 people on board survived the crash. As per Air India, the passengers comprised 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals. (ANI)
Indian Express
a day ago
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- Indian Express
Body of flight attendant found in tail end of Air India flight
The body of an Air India flight attendant on board Air India flight AI 171 has been retrieved from the tail section of the ill-fated aircraft, officials said. The London-bound B787 Boeing Dreamliner Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed into BJ Medical College and Hospital's Atulyam hostel soon after it took off on June 12. The crash killed all but one of the passengers as well as four medical students and a doctor's wife. It was the tail section that crashed into the hostel mess, where the medical students and the doctor's wife had been having lunch. Search operations continue at the site, which now has heavy security as investigation continues into the cause of the crash. 'Personnel of the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services were working on the tail section of the aircraft, which is lodged in the mess area of the hostel. While cutting through it, they found the body of the flight attendant,' one official said. Chief Fire Officer Amit Dongre said the body had been sent to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for autopsy. The body has yet to be identified.
