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KVASU condoles the tragic demise innocent people in the fire accident@Paravur

In the worst-ever pyrotechnics tragedy to strike Kerala, 110 persons were killed and close to 400 injured, many of them grievously, on Sunday.Disaster struck the crowded precincts of the Puttingal Devi Temple at Paravur, south of Kollam, around 3.30 a.m. when an entire dump of fire crackers meant to be burst to mark the conclusion of the Meena-Bharani festival exploded, killing over 40 persons instantly, maiming many more and causing extensive damage to nearby buildings.The State government has announced a judicial inquiry and a Crime Branch investigation into the disaster.Eyewitnesses said disaster struck when a cracker meant to explode in the air fell to the ground, sending sparks flying in all directions. The sparks reached the storehouse, igniting fireworks stored there. The explosion that followed brought down a building and caused damage to several structures in the vicinity.The explosion was followed by power disruption, which left the crowd clueless about the magnitude of the tragedy for some time. However, the locals swung into action, extricating bodies from the debris and pulling out the injured, many of whom did not survive the journey to hospitals.While the majority were admitted to the general hospital and private hospitals in Kollam city, 60 of the injured were rushed to the Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital and to some private hospitals in the capital.

Officers, Faculty, Staff and Students of KVASU condoles the tragic demise innocent people in the fire accident@Paravur