Over 150 injured, 8 critical, in fireworks accident at Kerala temple festival

The incident took place at around 12.30 am during the annual Kaliyattam festival at the Anjootambalam Veerarkavu Temple.

Over 150 people were injured, with eight in critical condition, in a fireworks' accident during a temple festival in Kerala's Kasaragod on Monday, the police said.

The incident took place at around 12.30 am during the annual Kaliyattam festival at the Anjootambalam Veerarkavu Temple.

The injured were shifted to several hospitals in Kasaragod, Kannur, and Mangaluru, where they are receiving treatment. The police suspect that the accident occurred after a fireworks' storage factory near the temple caught fire.