A huge fire broke out in the Puttingal temple in Kerala's Kollam district on Sunday morning leaving at least 86 people dead and more than 300 injured. According to the police, the fire broke out at around 3:30 AM after blast in the fireworks stockpile kept in a store for temple celebrations. The rescue operations are reportedly over and the injured are being treated at nearby hospitals.
Reactions on the tragic incident have been pouring in since morning. Leaders cutting across various political parties and celebrities have expressed solidarity over the loss of life in the incident and prayed for the speedy recovery of injured.
"Fire at temple in Kollam is heart-rending & shocking beyond words. My thoughts are with families of the deceased & prayers with the injured," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in tweet.
He is also going to the incident site to take stock of the situation.
Fire at temple in Kollam is heart-rending & shocking beyond words. My thoughts are with families of the deceased & prayers with the injured.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 10 April 2016
"The news of major fire at Puttingal temple in Kollam is deeply distressing. Extremely pained over the loss of lives in the accident," tweeted Home Minister Rajnath Singh
The news of major fire at Puttingal temple in Kollam is deeply distressing. Extremely pained over the loss of lives in the accident.— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) 10 April 2016
"Very sad to hear such tragic news. Prayers with all victims," tweeted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
News of the devastating fire at Puttingal temple in Kollam, Kerala is extremely shocking. My prayers are with the families of those who've lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy," said Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi.
My prayers are with the families of those who've lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) 10 April 2016
"Saddnd abt the tragic loss of life to fire crackers at #Kollam #Puttingal temple! 86 dead n 300 critcly injured! Pray for thm," said MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar
Saddnd abt the tragic loss of life to fire crackers at #Kollam #Puttingal temple! 86 dead n 300 critcly injured! Pray for thm ????????— Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@rajeev_mp) 10 April 2016
Deeply saddened by the news of Kollam fire tragedy. My prayers are with all those affected. May God give strength to the bereaved families," Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje tweeted.
Deeply saddened by the news of Kollam fire tragedy. My prayers are with all those affected. May God give strength to the bereaved families.— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) 10 April 2016
"My deepest condolences to families of the victims affected by the temple fire tragedy in Kollam. Pray for immediate respite of the injured," NCP leader Praful Patel tweeted.
My deepest condolences to families of the victims affected by the temple fire tragedy in Kollam. Pray for immediate respite of the injured.— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) 10 April 2016
"Deeply shocked & saddened by the loss of so many precious lives in a massive fire tragedy at a temple in Kollam district of Kerala," MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan said in a tweet.
Deeply shocked & saddened by the loss of so many precious lives in a massive fire tragedy at a temple in Kollam district of Kerala.— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) 10 April 2016
"Sad to hear about the fire in a temple in Kollam, Kerala. My heartfelt condolences to the families for d loss of their dear ones," actor Anupam Kher tweeted.
Sad to hear about the fire in a temple in Kollam, Kerala. My heartfelt condolences to the families for d loss of their dear ones. #Tragic— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) 10 April 2016
"Sad visuals of the fire breaking out at the Kollam Temple. Heart goes out to the families of the victims of this terrible tragedy," said actor Ritesh Deshmukh
Sad visuals of the fire breaking out at the Kollam Temple. Heart goes out to the families of the victims of this terrible tragedy.— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) 10 April 2016
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