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.