Kollam Fire Tragedy

Kollam tragedy aftermath: Tackle firecrackers head on, ban them or make them expensive

Despite the ghastly event at the temple near Kollam, the Kerala Dewasom Board has refused to ban such or any firecrackers at any of the over 1,200 temples it controls.

Kollam fire tragedy: Death toll rises to 113 people, 24 seriously injured

With one more person succumbing to injuries tonight, the toll in the Puttingal Devi temple tragedy at Kollam has gone up to 113.

Kollam temple fire: Police arrests 13 as Kerala HC calls for CBI inquiry into the blaze

Two days after the fireworks tragedy at Puttingal Devi temple in Paravur in Kerala's Kollam that left at least 116 people dead and more than 350 injured, police on Tuesday recorded the arrest of 13 temple officials as the Kerala High Court said that a CBI inquiry should be launched into the tragedy.

Kollam fire: Authorities begin DNA tests on unclaimed bodies, 21 people still missing

Authorities in Kollam on Tuesday began taking steps to conduct DNA tests on unclaimed bodies as 21 people remained missing after the temple fire tragedy that killed 110 people.

Kollam tragedy triggers action: Kerala govt to decide on cracker ban; all-party meet called

In the backdrop of the Kollam temple tragedy which has claimed 109 lives and left over 350 injured, the Kerala government on Tuesday called an All-Party Meeting on 14 April to discuss whether or not to ban fireworks display during festivities in places of worship.

Kerala temple fire: Blame-game begins in Kollam, but buck stops with netas

The story didn't end because the temple's committee members went ahead with the festivities, perhaps confident that nobody dared to act against them with elections round the corner.

'My house has been completely destroyed': Kollam residents recount horror of fire tragedy

A day after the tragedy at Kerala's Puttingal Devi temple in Kollam left 109 dead and over 300 injured, women living in the temple's vicinity are heartbroken to see their lives and property ruined by it.

Kerala temple tragedy: A timeline of disasters at religious places across India over eight years

A massive fire swept through a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala Sunday, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 280 after thousands gathered to watch a fireworks display.