CNG cylinder blast in East Delhi injures 3 children and a worker
A powerful explosion from a compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder at a godown in East Delhi's Sunder Nagri area on Saturday afternoon left three young siblings and a worker with severe burn injuries, officials said.
The blast occurred around 4:33 pm in K Block of Sunder Nagri, where the ground floor of a four-story residential building was reportedly being used as a storage and repair site for old CNG cylinders. The explosion took place during a repair operation, according to the Delhi Police.
The force of the blast was such that it shattered the godown's iron gate and propelled it several feet away, injuring three children — Raja, 3, Sakib, 7, and Abbas, 9 — who were playing nearby. A worker inside the premises, identified as Arshad, 22, also sustained major burn injuries.
All four were taken to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital for emergency treatment. Doctors said the children remain in critical condition. Sakib suffered burns on 90 per cent of his body, Abbas and Raja each sustained burns over 85 per cent, and Arshad suffered burns covering approximately 70 per cent of his body.
Footage released by the Delhi Fire Services showed multiple CNG cylinders stacked in the godown. 'An iron gate that provided access to the godown was found several feet from the building due to the explosion's impact,' a fire department official said.
Two fire tenders were dispatched to the site to contain the situation. Teams from the Crime Branch and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) have begun investigating the cause and circumstances of the explosion.
'Legal action has been initiated against the owner of the godown, and further investigation is underway,' a police official said.
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