Nileshwar: One more person succumbed to injuries in the firework incident at a temple in Kasaragod district died on Sunday. The deceased, identified as Ratheesh, 32, was a native of Nileshwar. He had been receiving treatment for his burn injuries at a hospital in Kasaragod.

The fireworks accident happened at the Anjootambalam Veerarkavu Temple in Nileshwar on Tuesday during the annual Kaliyattam festival, leaving around 154 people injured.

On Saturday, another person, identified as Sandeep, a resident of Choyamkode, succumbed to burn injuries taking the death toll to 2..