Flames Lit Up The Sky: Witnesses To New Delhi Red Fort Blast

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The explosion near Red Fort sent shockwaves across Chandni Chowk, with tremors felt nearly a kilometre away.

Eyewitnesses described scenes of devastation, body parts on the road, shattered windows, and blazing vehicles.

Residents and traders said the blast felt like an earthquake, leaving the historic area in panic and disbelief.

The blast site looked like a scene from the movie. Flames rising, body parts strewn on the road, a head here and severed hand there, people shouting and people trying to rescue victims from the flames.

The blast erupted from the area which is directly opposite the pedestrian stretch of Chandni Chowk. Residents in the vicinity said the sound and effect of the eruption could be felt for more than a kilometre away. Local residents who l