An injured being taken to a hospital on Sunday. PTI

New Delhi, April 10

The Indian armed forces today pitched in with helicopters, aircraft, ships and medical teams to ensure quick treatment of those injured in the devastating fire which broke out in a temple in Kerala.Following a request from the state government, Indian Air Force sent six helicopters, two AN32 transport aircraft and two business jets to Kerala, a spokesperson said.While Army medical personnel were rushed to Kollam from Trivandrum, the military hospital in the latter city also swung into action, army sources said.The Navy has dispatched six aircraft — two Dornier fixed-wing aircraft, two ALH helicopters and two Chetak helicopters — to the site of the tragedy, a navy spokesperson said.Two ALH with a nine-member medical team as well as three doctors, paramedics, supplies and equipment were rushed at 1130hrs to Kollam.While the helicopters landed at the Ashramam Ground, Kollam, at 1200hrs, one Dornier aircraft from Kochi has been positioned at Trivandrum since noon. The rest of aircraft are on standby at Kochi.The INS Sunayna, Kabra and Kalpeni set sail immediately from Kochi with 200kg of medical supplies and a medical team to provide succour at the site of the tragedy. — PTI