Oct 29, 2024 07:12 AM IST
Kerala fire: The injured have been taken to various hospitals in Kasargod, Kannur, and Mangaluru.
Kerala fire: More than 150 people were injured, including eight seriously, in a fireworks accident during a temple festival near Neeleswaram in Kerala’s Kasaragod late on Monday, news agency PTI reported citing police.
The injured have been taken to various hospitals in Kasargod, Kannur, and Mangaluru. It is suspected that the accident took place when a fireworks storage facility near Veerarkavu Temple caught fire. The accident occurred around midnight, the report added.
Top district administration officials, including the collector and the district police chief, have reached the spot.
Authorities are probing the cause of the fire, as local communities come together to support the victims and their families.
Local media reported that the condition of five persons admitted to the Kanhangad district hospital is very critical. Mathrubhumi reported that 33 persons were admitted to the district hospital. It added that 19 people were admitted to Aishal Hospital, Kanhangad, while 12 have been admitted to Arimala Hospital.
According to Mathrubhumi, which quoted eyewitnesses, the incident took place during a fireworks display at the Moolamkuzhi Chamundi Theyyam festival in Nileshwar, Kasaragod district, Kerala, when a misfired cracker struck a building storing explosives.
The resulting explosion ignited a large fire, injuring several bystanders, including women and children who had gathered nearby to watch the Theyyam performance.
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