Officers say 15 board members at Hindu complex in Kerala believe fled after illegal fireworks sparked devastating blazeMedical teams are tending to hundreds injured during a massive fire that killed at least 110 people while authorities search for those behind the illegal fireworks display that caused the blaze at a Hindu temple in southern India.
Amid the burned out wreckage of the Puttingal Devi temple complex,in the village of Paravoor in Kerala, rescue officials sifted through huge piles of dust, and wood and concrete for clues approximately how an unauthorised pyrotechnic display staged before dawn on Sunday went so horribly wrong,sparking a fire that swept through the temple as it was packed with thousands for a devout festival.
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Source: theguardian.com