10.40 am: Ravi Chandran, an eyewitness, describes: “We heard a loud sound. For a few minutes I could not even register what had happened. When I could actually see -- it seemed as if the building was about to fall. There was fire everywhere. Three cars, three bikes and a police van were on fire. Later three cars were gutted, while four persons were injured. Then it was fire everywhere. I could not understand anything.”
11 am: Forensic experts alongwith sniffer dogs comb the area, hunting for clues.
11:16 am: Home Ministry in Delhi initially says it's a cylinder blast, but later revises it to an IED blast.
11:51 am: Home Ministry seeks report on blast from Karnataka Police, asks NIA to visit spot
