Kek Lok Si Temple stays open as repair work on burnt section starts

Repair work is ongoing at the mid-section of Kek Lok Si Temple where the fire broke out.

THE 130-year-old Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang is open to the public, except the mid-section where one of the prayer rooms in the main shrine hall was damaged in a fire.

Temple trustee Datuk Seri Steven Ooi Teik Heng said the public could still visit the enormous 30.2m-tall bronze statue of the Goddess Guan Yin and park their cars at the open- air or basement carpark.