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.

Updated on: 10 November 2025 10:54 pm

Firefighters 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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