Fire and Rescue Dept put out fire at Kek Lok Si Temple


GEORGE TOWN: A minor fire has broken out at the Kek Lok Si Temple, next to the enormous 30.2m-tall bronze statue of the Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin) in Ayer Itam, here.

Fortunately, only a table used for prayer items was razed as firemen arrived on scene in the nick of time to put out the flames.

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