A car exploded near a train station at an Indian landmark on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 30 others, officials said.
A slow-moving vehicle was seen approaching the landmark Red Fort attraction in Delhi, early Monday — with the car exploding after coming to a stop at a red light, CNN reported.
“An explosion occurred in that vehicle, the passengers in the vehicle and people in surrounding vehicles were impacted,” Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha told reporters.
Footage of the aftermath shows massive, orange flames and black smoke billowing from the destroyed car as residents fled the area.
Law enforcement agencies are currently investigating the explosion, which originated from a Hyundai i20 car, India’s federal home minister, Amit Shah, confirmed.
“We are exploring all possibilities and will conduct a thorough investigation, taking all possibilities into account,” Shah told reporters.
Many of those wounded in the blast have been left “badly injured,” Dr. Manish Kumar Jha, a physician at the local Lok Nayak Hospital, told reporters in the capital.
“Many are not in a position of recovering,” Jha stressed.
The explosion has left the nation in shock, especially since it occurred near the iconic Red Fort landmark.
Located just five miles from Indian parliament, the 17th Century monument attracts thousands of visitors every day and is home to the Independence Day speeches given by India’s prime minister every year.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the victims of the attack as he stressed that authorities will uncover the cause of the blast.
“Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the blast in Delhi earlier this evening,” Modi wrote on X. “May the injured recover at the earliest.”
