A devastating fire spread at Kollam's Puttingal temple in Kerala on Sunday early morning snatched life of sixty people and injured over a hundred. According to local media report the incident took place at around 3.30 am this morning.
The cause of fire could have been because of a firework that sparked a pile of fireworks stocked in the temple for celebrations. Earlier the police had warned temple authorities to restrict usage of fireworks.
Number of death is now at 70, K Lalji, ACP, Kollam district has said, adding that over 200 people were injured. "The situation is now under control, the DGP is also here," he said, adding that the rescue operations were still underway.
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