India, June 12 -- An Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, bursting into a massive ball of fire just minutes after takeoff.

Dramatic video footage shows the plane flying at a dangerously low altitude before it slammed into the ground and exploded on impact. Flames and thick black smoke were seen rising from the crash site, prompting immediate emergency response.

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