New Delhi: A powerful explosion rocked the area near Gate number 1 in Delhi’s Red Fort Metro station on Monday evening. In the explosion one person died and a few were injured. Personnel from the police and fire department rushed to the scene.
According to the sources, the Delhi Fire Department received a call about the explosion around 6.55 pm. The department sent seven fire tenders and 15 ambulances. Due to the explosion, other nearby vehicles also came under the trap of blazing fire. By the time firefighters controlled the fire, five or six were gutted.
Describing the intensity of the blast, police sources said that it was so extreme that streetlights near the blast site were shattered; the reason for the blast is still not known.
#WATCH | A call was received regarding an explosion in a car near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, after which three to four vehicles also caught fire and sustained damage. A total of 7 fire tenders have reached the spot. A team from the Delhi Police Special Cell has… pic.twitter.com/F7jbepnb4F
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2025
