Blast Rocks Red Fort; New Delhi On High Alert
New Delhi is on High Alert after a huge explosion reportedly ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort on Monday evening, engulfing nearby vehicles in flames and killing at least eight people and injuring 24 others, officials said, reported PTI. Police sounded a high alert in Delhi. Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot with police cordoning off the area, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said.
Police, security and rescue personnel at the site after a blast in a parked car near Red Fort left multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. | Photo: Suresh K. Pandey/Outlook
Damaged vehicles at the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. At least eight people were killed and 24 others suffered injuries in the incident. | Photo: PTI
A damaged vehicle at the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Police personnel at the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Police personnel at the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Police personnel carry the mangled remains of a dead person on a stretcher after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
An ambulance leaves from the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. At least eight people were killed and 24 others suffered injuries in the incident. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Emergency services personnel at the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
A bullet lies on the ground near the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Damaged vehicles at the spot after a blast occurred in a parked car near Red Fort, leaving multiple vehicles in flames, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Ambulances are lined up at the scene after a car explosion near the historic Red Fort in New Delhi. | Photo: AP
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