Eight out of 150 injured are in critical condition.
The injured were rushed to hospitals in Kasargod, Kannur and Mangaluru.
More than 150 people were injured, including eight seriously, in a fireworks accident during a temple festival near Neeleswaram in Kerala's Kasaragod late on Monday. A spark from temple fell on firecrackers stored nearby causing chaos and panic.#Moovalamkuzhichamunditemple… pic.twitter.com/Hy5brQ83gK
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The accident is suspected to have taken place after a fireworks storage facility near the temple caught fire.
The investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
As per some reports, a misfired cracker burst during a fireworks display at a festival in Nileshwar, Kasargod district hit a building storing explosives.