A blaze at a thousand year-old temple in Fujian Province early Monday is now under investigation. Despite being put out in one hour, the historical site still suffered considerable damage. Authorities are now trying to determine how many items at the Fahai Buddhist Temple were damaged.
As the investigation continues, visitors are barred and Buddhist events at the temple have been cancelled. Authorities say many statues of Buddha were damaged in the grand hall but ancient scriptures appear to be unharmed. The fire started at around 3am Monday morning and ravaged 400 square meters of the temple.no injuries were reported. The temple was built in 945 AD and is home many ancient Buddhist scriptures and other national treasures.
Officials are investigating what caused a major fire at an ancient temple in Fujian province. The fire at the Fa Hai temple in Fuzhou began around 3 AM Monday. Despite being quickly put out the fire caused considerable damage.
As the investigation continues, visitors are barred and events at the temple are cancelled. The temple is home to many buddhists scriptures and other national treasures. It is not known how many of those items fell victim to the flames. Officials are trying to determine the value and number of lost items, but they say many artifacts survived. Close to 400 square meters of the temple caught fire, No injuries were reported.