Following an explosion in a car near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station on Monday evening killing eight people, causing a fire that spread to three to four nearby vehicles, the witnesses said the blast
“felt as if we were all going to die”.
Officials told CNN-News18 that a call about the blast was received around 6:55 pm, following which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control in a short time.
Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital stated that 15 people were brought in severe condition, of which eight were declared dead.
While the exact cause of the explosion, which triggered panic in the area, is yet to be determined, the witnesses
#WATCH | Delhi: Blast near Red Fort | “When we saw someone’s hand on the road, we were absolutely shocked. I can’t explain it in words…” said a local to ANI pic.twitter.com/vmibMbPFUk
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“I never heard such a loud explosion ever in my life. I fell three times due to the explosion. It felt as if we were all going to die…” said a local shopkeeper to ANI.
PTI quoted Zeeshan, auto driver who got injured due to the blast, as saying: “The car in front of me was about two feet away. I don’t know whether there was a bomb in it or something else, but it exploded. It was a Swift Dzire car.”
VIDEO | Blast near Delhi’s Red Fort: Zeeshan, auto driver who got injured due to the blast, says: “The car in front of me was about two feet away. I don’t know whether there was a bomb in it or something else, but it exploded. It was a Swift Dzire car.”
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“When we saw someone’s hand on the road, we were absolutely shocked. I can’t explain it in words…” a local said.
A local resident Rajdhar Pandey said: “I saw the flames from my house and then came down to see what had happened. There was a loud explosion.”
#WATCH | Delhi: “I saw the flames from my house and then came down to see what had happened. There was a loud explosion. I live nearby,” said local resident Rajdhar Pandey pic.twitter.com/mPVLWdxLPP
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2025
Another local said: “…When we came near, we saw body parts spread on the road. No one could figure out what happened. Several cars have been damaged…”
The incident occurred just hours after police uncovered an interstate terror module allegedly linked to banned organisations and seized more than 2,900 kilograms of suspected ammonium nitrate. This included 360 kg recovered earlier and an additional 2,500 kg of the explosive substance.
