Overview
- The blast and fire occurred on January 26 at a firearms shop in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, injuring four people including the owner.
- The injured—Yusuf Ali, Nazim Hussain, Sheikh Rafiquddin and Sandeep Patidar—were transferred to Indore for advanced burn treatment.
- Preliminary accounts point to welding work inside the shop likely igniting gunpowder or cartridges, though the exact chain of events remains under investigation.
- Police sealed the premises, prepared a panchnama, seized firearms, and called in an FSL team; empty cartridges and pellets were found at the scene.
- Some outlets reported the site as Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, but police and local officials place the incident in Ratlam city.