A huge fire broke out in the Puttingal temple in Kerala’s Kollam district on Sunday morning leaving at least 83 people dead and around 350 injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced Rs two lakh each as compensation for the next of the kin of the dead. He also announced Rs 50,000 each for the injured in the tragedy.
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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.
Heartfelt condolences on loss of lives in Kerala temple fire #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) April 10, 2016
Saddened to hear of the tragic incident in Kollam. My condolences to the families of the deceased & pray for the recovery of those injured.
— Jyotiraditya Scindia (@JM_Scindia) April 10, 2016
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) April 10, 2016
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) April 10, 2016
My prayers are with the families of those who’ve lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) April 10, 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.
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) April 10, 2016
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) April 10, 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.
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) April 10, 2016
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) April 10, 2016
Pained beyond words at the loss of lives in fire incident in Puttingal temple,Kerala. My prayers with the family of those affected.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 10, 2016
Sad to hear about the fire in a temple in #Kollam .My condolences to the families of those who have died in the incident.
— Shahnawaz Hussain (@ShahnawazBJP) April 10, 2016
Deeply shocked at the unfortunate fire tragedy in Puttingal temple in Kollam. I pray for the injured and my condolences for the deceased.
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) April 10, 2016
Spoke to CM @Oommen_Chandy ji to ensure that adequate relief, medical care and assistance is being provided to the injured at the earliest
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) April 10, 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.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) April 10, 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. #Tragic
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) April 10, 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.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) April 10, 2016