Ahmedabad, June 16 -- The rescue operation following the June 12 Air India-171 plane crash in Gujarat's Ahmedabad lasted nearly four hours, involved around 650 personnel, and used approximately 7.5 lakh litres of water for firefighting and cooling, Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services Chief Fire Officer Amit Dongre said on Monday.

Detailing about the extensive efforts, Dongre said that over 90 ambulances and more than 100 firefighting vehicles were deployed at the crash site.

"We received a call at around 1.43 pm on June 12. It was a disaster call... We responded from all 19 fire stations... More than 100 fire vehicles were deployed to mitigate this disaster... Four teams were formed for all four buildings... Around 31 people were save...