More than 150 people were injured, 10 of them seriously, in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala's Kasaragod district late last night. Shocking visuals from the spot showed crackers triggering a massive fire and a cloud of smoke as people gathered on the temple premises ran to safety.
The incident occurred at Anjootambalam Veerekavu during the celebration of the beginning of the festive season in the north Malabar region.