THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Five persons were injured, two of them seriously, when some firecrackers kept at a temporary shed near the Vellayani Devi temple in the district accidentally caught fire and exploded today, police said.
The firecrackers were kept in the shed in connection with the `Pongala' festival at the temple. `Vedi Vazhipadu' (lighting of firecrackers) is one of the offerings of devotees at the temple.
The injured have been admitted to the medical college hospital here.