Puttingal Temple

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

Kollam temple fire: It is just another reminder of Kerala's fireworks craze

A fireworks competition resulted in deaths of over 100 in Kollam’s Puttingal temple

Kerala temple fire: Banned chemicals in crackers caused Kollam blaze

Officials investigating Sunday’s temple fire in Kerala are almost certain that potassium chlorate, a banned and deadly chemical, was used in making the firecrackers that caused the mishap, killing 112 people

Kerala temple fire kills 110; confusion looms over the cause of explosion

The Devi temple at Puttingal had conducted fireworks displays that caused the biggest fireworks related accident in Kerala on Sunday night without permission from the authorities. The accident happened towards the end of the pyrotechnic displays which were canvassed on a competitive basis