Over 100 killed as fire breaks out during fireworks display

A massive fire broke out during a fireworks display in a Hindu temple in south India this morning, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 200 others, officials said.

The fire started when a spark from the unauthorised fireworks show ignited a separate batch of fireworks that were being stored at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, a few hours north of Kerala's state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, said chief minister Oommen Chandy, the state's top elected official.