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| Rumbles of the Temple |
Indian police force have declared 10 people wanted
following the fire outbreak that gutted a temple in India.
According to reports, more than 500 people were
injured and over 100 were killed following fireworks accident that ignited
Puttingal temple in the southern India city of Kollam.
Police spokesperson, Anantha Krishnean disclosed to
CNN that the temple, which which was celebrating the Hindu new year over
Saturday night into Sunday, has a long history of using fireworks in
celebrations.
However, the temple did not have permission for the
fireworks celebration, police official M.S. Santosh said.
The inferno destroyed a temple office building and a
storage shed while also damaging nearby houses in Kollam
Five workers from the company that supplied
fireworks to the temple have been detained, Kollam Commissioner of Police P.
Prakash told reporters.
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