In Kerala, at least 154 persons suffered burn injuries when crackers stored for a temple festival caught fire and exploded near Neeleshwaram in Kasargod district around midnight last. Several women and children were among those injured. Police have taken into custody the President and Secretary of the temple committee. The mishap took place at the Veerarkavu Temple at Neeleshwaram, where a large number of devotees had gathered for the temple festival.
VIDEO | Kerala: Visuals from the spot where an explosion occurred in a firework storage facility near Veerarkavu Temple at Neeleswaram, #Kasargod late on Monday.
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Over 150 people were injured, including eight seriously, and have been taken to various hospitals in Kasargod,… pic.twitter.com/coZUgqJA5D
Injured persons in the mishap have been admitted to various hospitals. Of these, the condition of eight is said to be serious. Six persons who are critically injured have been shifted to a private hospital in Kozhikode, of which, four have been put on ventilator support.
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