A busy road in the bustling street of Chandni Chowk suddenly erupted into chaos after a blast in a moving vehicle, resulting in the death of at least eight people and injuries to many others.

Eyewitnesses said a loud thud was heard from the road and several people were injured. The first responders — local shopkeepers — called the fire services and Delhi Police.

“We have never seen such chaos; body parts were shattered on the road, a hand was lying, fingers were also lying, and people were running to save their lives,” said Ashutosh Sharma, a shopkeeper near the blast site.

Another eyewitness, Shravan, said, “I saw five occupants of the vehicle in which the blast took place gutted by fire in front of my eyes.”

“This is not a normal cylinder blast — the flames were high and a different

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