Kollam Fire

Kerala temple tragedy: Two blaring warning signs preceded the explosion at Kollam

The Kerala fire tragedy could have been avoided if officials would have shut the fireworks show after two mishaps that happened that preceded the explosion.

Kerala fire: Seven absconding Puttingal temple officials surrender to police

Seven board members of the Puttingal temple in Kerala, who fled after the fire that killed 116 people, have surrendered to police to face prosecution

Kerala fire: 5 officials of Puttingal temple's managing committee surrender

Five absconding members of the managing committee of the Puttingal Devi temple in Kerala surrendered early on Tuesday morning.

No lessons learnt: After Kollam tragedy, Thrissur temple gives go ahead for another fireworks fest

The fireworks display at Thrissur Pooram will be staged this year too, but with increased restrictions in view of the fireworks tragedy at Paravoor near Kollam on Sunday.

Puttingal temple: A look at the aftermath of the massive fire that broke out in Kollam

Over 80 people were killed and several others injured when an explosion took place at the Puttingal Devi temple during a festival at Paravoor in Kollam at around 3 am on Sunday.

Kerala temple fire tragedy: Why temple sites in the state are disaster zones during festivals

This is a fast-spreading social evil that cannot be stopped by rules and regulations, but by self-restraint. As in the case of many disastrous fireworks tragedies in Kerala, there was no permission for the fireworks for the Kollam temple as well

Kerala Temple Fire: At least 102 killed in explosion; images of the mishap

A fire broke out in Kerala early on Sunday morning. At least 96 people have been in killed in the blast with over 350 injured.

Kerala temple fire: PM Modi to reach Kollam soon to take stock, calls incident 'heartrending and shocking'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the fire at Kerala temple that killed 86 people as "heartrending and shocking".