150 people injured

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After a cracker fire accident in Abids in Hyderabad, another major accident in Kerala has been reported.The police have reviewed the situation near the cracker shops and wanted more security measures to be taken. Around 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 firecracker 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.

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