This Is All You Need To Know About The Puttingal Temple Fire In Kerala Which Has Taken Over 100 Lives
Every year, the Puttingal Temple, in Kerala's Kollam district, holds a competitive fireworks display where different groups putting on successive shows for thousands of devotees gathered to celebrate the last day of a seven-day festival honoring the goddess Bhadrakali.
Last night¡¯s mishap occurred as sparks fell on the storeroom 'Kambapura' and exploded with a deafening noise at around 3.30 AM, police said.
The sound of the explosion could be heard over a km radius and the whole area plunged into darkness as the power supply went off and people ran helter-skelter.
Pictures of fireworks display that caused massive fire at Puttingal temple in Kerala claiming 75 lives&injuring 200 pic.twitter.com/VcieMcBles
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
Indian Coast Guard dispatched a ship loaded with medical team to Kollam. Another team is on its way via road, while choppers are positioned at Trivandrum.
IAF's 2 Business Boeing jets carrying medical teams are en-route Trivandrum from Delhi.
Four helicopters, including Mi-17 and Advanced Light Helic Copter from Sulur (Coimbatore), being used
#KeralaFireTragedy
¡ª Geeta Mohan (@Geeta_Mohan) April 10, 2016
Indian Navy pressed into action immediately. Pics of assistance and efforts on in #Kollam. pic.twitter.com/5GcDpNNi47
First images of Navy choppers deployed in Kollam. #Kollam pic.twitter.com/uY20bwNbuW
¡ª Vishnu Som (@VishnuNDTV) April 10, 2016
#Kollam Fire: Picture of Indian Navy's dornier which was dispatched from INS Garuda Naval Air station near Kochi pic.twitter.com/yNSjnR6nPR
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
The Center has promised all possible assistance to Kerala government.
PM Modi along with a team of 15 doctors and medical teams from AIIMS, RML and Safdarjung hospital, including burn specialists, have left for Kerala. An additional team of Indian Coast Guard is on its way to #Kollam to donate blood
Delhi: A team of burn specialist doctors board flight to #Kollam, PM to leave shortly #KollamTempleFire pic.twitter.com/hBmiwDqcR3
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
Delhi: A team of burn specialist doctors board flight to #Kollam, PM to leave shortly #KollamTempleFire pic.twitter.com/hBmiwDqcR3
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
One additional Dornier and two Chetaks have been deployed to Kollam by the Navy.
Additional DM's had denied permission to hold firework display
A case has registered against temple authorities, and the police has already raided the godown of the people contracted for the fireworks display at the temple.
Kerala temple fire: Additional DM's letter denying permission to hold firework display with @TimesNow pic.twitter.com/VdGwZQacGg
¡ª TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) April 10, 2016
Naval ships INS Kabra, Kalpeni and INS Sunayna have been deployed, with medical supplies on board
#Kollam: Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala visits site of Puttingal temple fire tragedy that claimed 83 lives pic.twitter.com/837uRdklXy
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
Unexploded fire cracker found at the site of Puttingal temple
CORRECTED caption: Unexploded fire crackers found in Puttingal temple, #Kollam pic.twitter.com/lm4e9nfDyH
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
#Kollam Fire: Picture of Indian Navy's dornier which was dispatched from INS Garuda Naval Air station near Kochi pic.twitter.com/yNSjnR6nPR
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
PM Modi has announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia to the kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 to critically injured.
NDRF men have deployed for speedy rescue
Pics from a local hospital in Paravur, Kollam (Kerala), where ppl injured in Puttingal temple fire hv been admitted pic.twitter.com/ZkbEN4QHNU
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
Pictures from Puttingal temple in Kollam (Kerala) when fire broke out that claimed 75 lives, 200 injured. pic.twitter.com/v0pyVFNcVB
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) April 10, 2016
PM Modi has expressed his condolences and is on his way to visit the site of tragedy.
Fire at temple in Kollam is heart-rending & shocking beyond words. My thoughts are with families of the deceased & prayers with the injured.
¡ª Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 10, 2016
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