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'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.

Kollam temple fire tragedy in Kerala highlights the helplessness of a weak state in enforcing its own laws

It is unlikely that the Kollam-Paravur tragedy that killed 112 people will change anything in the way fireworks happen in Kerala’s temple yards.