An LPG cylinder exploded while fire and police personnel attempted to douse a house fire in northwest Delhi's Majlis Park on February 22, 2026, injuring 14 people including cops and fire personnel, according to PTI News reporting the incident at approximately 2:30 PM UTC within the 29-minute reporting window from 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM UTC. The explosion occurred during the operation to extinguish the blaze at the residential site, with officials confirming the injuries among first responders, as stated by PTI in their report posted on X. No fatalities were reported in the immediate aftermath. This incident marks the sole major development in the current reporting window, distinct from earlier regional security events including Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas and Indian counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir as covered in prior reports from Kabul and Kishtwar.
