Delhi: Transformer blast near wedding venue, guests think it's celebratory

India Nov 12, 2025

At a wedding engagement in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, celebrations barely paused when a loud explosion happened nearby.
Guests thought it was just a transformer or gas cylinder bursting and kept the party going, not realizing something serious had occurred.

Shopkeepers, rickshaw drivers thought it was just noise

Shopkeepers and rickshaw drivers also brushed off the noise at first, until word spread that a car had exploded near Red Fort metro station.
By then, panic set in as people learned the blast had caused casualties.