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Ahmedabad: Families cling to hope after deadly Air India crash

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Only one of the 242 people aboard the London -bound flight survived the crash in Ahmedabad , India .

Dozens of families are awaiting closure after one of India 's worst aviation disasters.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad 's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport , crashing into a medical college in a densely packed residential neighborhood.

The plane slammed into the hostel and tore through the building's first floor.

In the chaotic minutes that followed, confusion and grief hung heavy.

"There was so much black smoke pouring out of the building. People were running, trying to save their lives," says Sarla Thakur .

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