Three people sustained minor injuries when a firework shop caught fire at Thamalam near Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
According to the police, the cracker stall went up in flames by 7.30 p.m. Two two-wheelers parked near the shop also caught fire in the accident. Three fire tenders that were rushed to the spot doused the fire shortly after the incident. However, a shop adjacent to the fireworks stall was also gutted in the fire.
As the incident occurred on the eve of Deepavali, there was a huge stock of fireworks material in the shop.
