Over 150 Injured In Massive Cracker Accident During Kerala Temple Festival

Eyewitnesses have said a firecrackers display was on at the Kerala temple, and one of the crackers may have fallen into the nearby shed where more crackers were stored

More than 150 people were injured, eight 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.

According to local media reports, the incident took place at Anjootambalam Veerekavu during the celebration of the beginning of the Theyyam festival.

Eyewitnesses have said that a firecrackers display was on around midnight, and one of the crackers may have fallen into the nearby shed where more crackers were stored. Visuals showed people in the crowd shocked as the shed erupted into massive flames and smoke.