More than 290 feared dead after plane crash in India

.Images from the scene showed thick black smoke rising up into the sky after the Air India plane crashed, with part of the aircraft pictured resting on top of a building. Other images showed scorched trees and a fire-blackened building with first responders hosing down the area.

dhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer, told Reuters that “approximately 294” people had died, including passengers on the flight and people on the ground.

Air India said that 242 people were on board the plane, 169 of them Indian nationals and 53 British nationals. There were also seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian national, the airline added in a statement.

At least one passenger on board the flight survived, local police said. According to Reuters, the police officer Chaudhary said the man had been in seat 11A.