Beijing: A fire broke out at one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa’s revered Jokhang temple, state media said, but no casualties were reported and the extent of the damage remained unclear.
Xinhua news agency said the fire began at 6.40pm local time on Saturday but was soon put out at Unesco World Heritage Site, which has more than 1,300 years of history and lies at the heart of old Lhasa.
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