Delhi Red Fort Car Blast LIVE:
A high alert has been sounded in Delhi. Twenty fire engines were rushed to the spot with police cordoning off the area, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said
Eight people are dead and 24 injured after a blast in a car near Red Fort on Monday evening, officials said.
The blast took place in a Hyundai I20 car at 6.52 near the Red Fort Metro Station, leaving mangled bodies and wrecked cars scattered in the busy area
The blast took place in a slow-moving vehicle that came to a halt at the Red Fort traffic signal. There were occupants in the car. The blast damaged cars nearby,” Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha told reporters.
The blast came hours after Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered nearly 3,000 kg of explosives from two residential buildings in Faridabad in Haryana.
The materials – which included 350kg of ammonium nitrate, a commonly-used fertilizer that can be turned into a deadly bomb – were seized based on intel from arrested J&K-based doctor, Adil Rather.
Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot with police cordoning off the area, the Fire Services told PTI. The fire, officials said, was brought under control by 7.29 pm.
Speaking to reporters, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said, “Today at around 6.52 pm, a slow-moving vehicle stopped at the red light. An explosion happened in that vehicle, and due to the explosion, nearby vehicles were also damaged. All agencies, FSL, NIA, are here… Some people have died, and some have been injured in the incident. The situation is being monitored. The Home Minister has also called us, and information is being shared with him from time to time.
Preliminary reports suggest that the explosion took place in a parked vehicle, setting off a chain reaction that damaged nearby cars. Authorities have not ruled out any angle and are probing all possibilities.
Home Minister Amit Shah Is At The Blast Site In Delhi
Home Minister Amit Shah is at the site where a high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi and killed at least eight people. The Minister earlier visited the injured at the LNJP hospital
Many Indian states including Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have been placed on high alert after a car blast occurred near Gate 1 of Red Fort Metro station in Delhi on Monday evening.
Soon after the blast, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) issued a high alert across the country — including airports, Metro, heritage sites, government buildings and other key installations under its security cover.
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Conclusion:-
The terrible explosion in Delhi, killing eight people, has brought sorrow across the city along with loud calls for explanations. Despite exhaustion, rescue workers, fire crews, and medics keep pushing through as investigators dig into what sparked the blast. Early findings point toward ignored safety rules – this is fueling rising unease over how ready the city really is when emergencies hit. Grieving relatives cope with heartbreak no words can fix, while leaders now wrestle with demands to take responsibility and deliver fairness. This tragic event should push authorities to enforce tougher safety rules and carry out routine checks – while also upgrading emergency responses. With Delhi grieving, people are urging changes that actually boost city safety, so tragedies like this don’t happen again.
