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Cylinder blast in Oakhla industrial area scatters victim's body parts up to 50 metres
✍️ Amar Ujala · Delhi
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 03:47 AM
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A cylinder explosion in Oakhla’s industrial zone on Wednesday morning left a deceased worker’s remains scattered as far as 50 metres, with limbs separated and hands still missing, police said.
A cylinder detonated in the Oakhla industrial area of Delhi on Wednesday morning, creating a violent blast that ripped a worker’s body apart. The explosion was powerful enough to fling fragments of the deceased’s remains up to 50 metres from the point of impact.
First‑responders arrived to find the victim’s legs completely separated and the torso mangled, while both hands were still unaccounted for. Investigators noted that the force of the blast dispersed the body parts over a wide radius, complicating the recovery effort.
Delhi police have cordoned off the site and launched an inquiry to determine the cause of the cylinder failure. Safety officials have been called in to assess compliance with industrial safety norms in the area, and nearby factories have been temporarily shut down pending the investigation.
The incident has raised concerns among local workers about the handling and storage of pressurised cylinders in small‑scale industrial units, prompting calls for stricter enforcement of existing regulations.
First‑responders arrived to find the victim’s legs completely separated and the torso mangled, while both hands were still unaccounted for. Investigators noted that the force of the blast dispersed the body parts over a wide radius, complicating the recovery effort.
Delhi police have cordoned off the site and launched an inquiry to determine the cause of the cylinder failure. Safety officials have been called in to assess compliance with industrial safety norms in the area, and nearby factories have been temporarily shut down pending the investigation.
The incident has raised concerns among local workers about the handling and storage of pressurised cylinders in small‑scale industrial units, prompting calls for stricter enforcement of existing regulations.