Fire broke out around 3 am during a fireworks display at a ground near the temple in Kerala's Kollam.
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Navy and Air Force deploy 6 choppers & a Dornier aircraft for rescue ops
Three Naval ships with medical stores also deputed on Kollam coast
Surgical teams put on standby at Naval command hospital in Kochi
The IAF has deployed four choppers including Mi17 and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
The Indian Navy is deploying one Dornier and two ALH with medical teams from the southern naval command.
It has also deputed three Naval ships -- INS Kabra, Kalpeni and INS Sukanya with medical stores to Kollam coast to give medical assistance to the injured.
They will be deployed in consultation with local administrative authorities, a Navy spokesperson said.
Surgical teams have also been put on standby at the Naval command hospital in Kochi.
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