Firefighters Saved Kek Lok Si Temple From A Fire Blaze, Only Prayer Items Damaged
Fire breaks out at Kek Lok Si Temple in wee hours of Tuesday (Oct 12)
A temple in Penang, Kek Lok Si , was destroyed in early morning blaze.
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A spokesman at the Penang Fire and Rescue Department said the fire was believed to have started at about 12.
Photos: Supanut Arunoprayote, Sinar Harian Part of the centuries-old Kek Lok Si Temple in Ayer Itam, Penang was destroyed in a fire today.
The fire damaged about 70 per cent of a building which measured 40 x 50 square foot 1291 x 1524 meters.
The Manchu Emperor Guangxu approved the project, granting a tablet and offering 70,000 volumes of the Imperial Edition of Buddhist sutras.
Highly learned people offer prayers at the tower of Sacred Books in the upper part of the temple.
He said fire-fighters took about 10 minutes to douse the flame and the department was investigating the cause of the fire and losses incurred in the incident.