They were were employees of a fireworks manufacturer who was given the contract for running the show

"The fire at the temple in Kollam is heart-rending and shocking beyond words," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said

The temple is located in Kollam, about 70 kilometers from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram

12 new projects together with several decades-old buildings are named in the firefighters' black list

Thousands of hectares were burned down as the mountain forest could not be reached by fire trucks

He said the rodent had been driving him crazy

The damage is estimated at cost VND600 million

Seven members of a family in Binh Dinh Province had a fortunate escape

The blaze also consumed hundreds of mobile phones of a nearby store.

2015 was the hottest year on record.

Police rejected the claim, saying crew members had stayed and helped firefighters extinguish the blaze