Explosion of Fireworks Injures More Than 150 People at Temple in India

Explosion of Fireworks Injures More Than 150 People at Temple in India
Police personnel stand at the spot where an explosion occurred Monday night when a fireworks storage facility caught fire during a festival at Veerarkavu Hindu temple, at Neeleswaram, Kasargod district, Kerala, India, on Oct. 29, 2024. AP Photo
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NEW DELHI—A huge explosion of fireworks injured more than 150 people at a religious festival in a temple in southern India, a report said Tuesday.

The explosion occurred Monday night when a fireworks storage facility near Veerarkavu temple caught fire, the Press Trust of India reported, citing the police. It happened in Kasargod, which is nearly 360 miles northwest of Thiruvananthapuram, the Kerala state capital,