Fire breaks out at temple festival in Madurai; temporary shed, shops, vehicles gutted | Video
India Today
A fire broke out during the annual Sandhana Mariyamman temple festival in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai on Wednesday. The fire gutted temporary sheds, shops and vehicles. Officials believe that the fire occurred due to the bursting of crackers.
A fire accident took place at a temple festival in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai on Wednesday, June 8. A temporary shed, which was constructed for providing shelter to devotees, caught fire. Nobody was injured in the accident, but the fire gutted the shed, shops and parked vehicles nearby.
The annual Sandhana Mariyamman temple festival takes place for a week. It is conducted in a grand manner with people from neighbouring villages participating in the festival.
Temporary sheds were made around the temple to provide shelter for the thousands of devotees attending the festival.
Crackers were also blasted as part of the celebrations.
Suddenly, the temporary shed caught fire, and it began to spread rapidly. Devotees escaped unscathed, but the fire gutted temporary sheds, shops and parked vehicles nearby.
Fire service officials doused the fire and believe that the firecrackers were the reason for the fire.
In April, 11 people died in a temple festival after the temple chariot came in contact with a high-tension cable.
