Ahmedabad, June 12 -- Broken tables, half-eaten meals and shattered walls inside the doctors' hostel at Meghaninagar area in Gujarat's Ahmedabad lay bare the scale of devastation after an Air India flight carrying 242 people crashed into the building shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday.

The visuals from the hostel's mess revealed the impact of the crash -- plates still holding food, overturned furniture, and broken fixtures told the story of a tragedy that struck without warning.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

According to senior poli...