Overview

• The explosion took place at around 4:30 pm on May 31 in the ground-floor godown of a four-story residential building in Sunder Nagri that was illegally storing and repairing CNG cylinders.
• A cylinder burst during a repair operation, injuring three minor siblings and a 25-year-old worker when debris shattered the iron gate and struck nearby bystanders.
• Sakib (7) and Raja (3) died from burn injuries at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on June 1, while their brother Abbas (9) and worker Mohammad Arshad remain in critical condition with over 70 percent burns.
• Crime and Forensic Sciences Laboratory teams have inspected the site and collected samples as police filed an FIR under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including a charge for causing death by negligence.
• The tragedy has intensified concerns over enforcement gaps in safety regulations for hazardous materials stored in residential areas across Delhi.