Story highlights Police file a case of culpable homicide against temple authorities and fireworks contractors

"People were running everywhere, and burnt bodies were on the ground," a witness says

Police: The temple did not have permission for the fireworks celebration

Kollam, India (CNN) The disaster came too quickly for Bhadran to understand what had just happened.

One moment, he and two friends were celebrating Hindu new year's festivities at a south Indian temple. Minutes later, his two friends were dead.

"I did not know what happened," said Bhadran, who gave only one name. "There was a huge fireball, and it was all over in five minutes. Once I reached the ground, there were dead bodies all around."

The blast Sunday at the Puttingal temple killed at least 106 people and injured more than 500, authorities said.

Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India People search through the debris of a a collapsed building after a massive fire broke out during a fireworks display at the Puttingal temple complex in southern India on Sunday, April 10. Scores of people were killed and hundreds more injured in the fire, caused when an unauthorized fireworks show ignited a separate batch of fireworks that were being stored at the temple complex. Hide Caption 1 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India People gather at the site of the explosion and roof collapse as workers go through the debris looking for victims. Hide Caption 2 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Indian officials look on as an excavator moves debris from a collapsed building. Hide Caption 3 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second left, wearing white, visits the site. Hide Caption 4 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India An unidentified man weeps as bodies of victims lie outside a morgue at the Kollam district hospital. Hide Caption 5 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Indian medical officials transport an injured man from a vehicle into a hospital in Paravur, India. Hide Caption 6 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Modi, center, visits the injured victims at the Kollam district hospital. Hide Caption 7 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Extensive damage is visible on a building in the Puttingal temple complex. Hide Caption 8 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India A man carries empty shells of fireworks past a collapsed building at the Puttingal temple complex. Hide Caption 9 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Fireworks shells sit near the site of the fire. Hide Caption 10 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India In this image made from video, a flash from an explosion is seen from the ground during a fireworks show at the temple. Hide Caption 11 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India People search the debris after the temple fire. Hide Caption 12 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Indian officials and bystanders gather beside a collapsed building after the fire. Hide Caption 13 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Officials put an injured person into an ambulance. Hide Caption 14 of 15 Photos: Deadly fire at temple in India Indian medical officials and bystanders carry an injured man from a vehicle into a hospital in Paravur, India. Hide Caption 15 of 15

Sparks from a fireworks display ignited a stockpile of fireworks, causing a larger blaze, local police official K. Laljy said.

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