Members of London, Ont.'s Gujarati community say they're reeling from shock and devastation following a plane crash that killed hundreds and injured several others in northwestern India on Thursday, marking the county's deadliest aviation disaster in decades.

A passenger plane heading to London, England, carrying 242 people, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday. Footage shows the Air India Boeing 787-8 plane flying low above a residential area before crashing, resulting in a ball of flames emerging from the impact site.