One killed, five injured in blast at Delhi's Chandni Chowk

NEW DELHI: One person was killed and five others injured in an explosion at Naya Bazar near Chandni Chowk in Delhi on Tuesday morning.
Initial investigations suggest that the blast could be due to a cracker burst. A lot of explosive materials, used in crackers, were found at the site of explosion, officers told TOI.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cctv footage of blast at Naya Bazar, chandni chowk.Watch the end.<a href="https://twitter.com/timesofindia">@timesofindia</a> <a href="https://t.co/PaTpioCWoU">pic.twitter.com/PaTpioCWoU</a></p>&mdash; Raj Shekhar Jha (@rajshekharTOI) <a href="https://twitter.com/rajshekharTOI/status/790828041022771200">October 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
Window panes of the surrounding buildings were damaged due to the impact of the blast.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blast site at Naya Bazar in which 1 person has been killed and another injured.<a href="https://twitter.com/timesofindia">@timesofindia</a> <a href="https://t.co/YisDGlxA5Q">pic.twitter.com/YisDGlxA5Q</a></p>&mdash; Raj Shekhar Jha (@rajshekharTOI) <a href="https://twitter.com/rajshekharTOI/status/790809741584850944">October 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
Police have not ruled out the possibility of terror angle.
The police and fire departments were alerted about the blast around 10.45am.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Prima facie it looks like a firecracker explosion in a jute bag: Virendra Chahal,Jt CP Northern Range on explosion in Delhi's Chandni Chowk <a href="https://t.co/gm294OKYDm">pic.twitter.com/gm294OKYDm</a></p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/790812036041023488">October 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
Several police teams led by DCP Madhur Verma apart from fire officials and 3 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Delhi's anti-terror wing, Special Cell, have also reached the spot.
Crime and forensic teams have taken samples and the area has been cordoned off.