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Hundred pilgrims burnt to death in Kerala Temple on Sunday Morning

AIMAN INAM

 

KERALA: Some 107 pilgrims lost their lives and over 383 got injured when a fire gutted the Puttingal Temple here on Sunday at 3.30 AM.

Fire engulfed the temple that started following an explosion in a dump of ceremonial fireworks.

PM is expected to visit the temple anytime today.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.