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A man looks out from a boundary wall with an image of a Hindu deity in the compound of Puttingal Devi temple where a fire broke out on Sunday, in Kollam in the southern state of Kerala, India, April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Sivaram V


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An injured person is attended to at a hospital after a fire broke out as people gathered for a fireworks display. REUTERS


Over 100 Dead in Indian Temple Blaze

Over 100 Dead in Indian Temple Blaze

A massive fire sparked by fireworks swept through a temple in India’s southern Kerala state on Sunday, killing at least 100 people and injuring more than 200, police say. Thousands of devotees gathered into the Puttingal Devi temple in the coastal district of...