Ha Nam: The temple caught fire fiercely, the Buddha statue and interior were engulfed in flames

After about 30 minutes of approaching the scene and organizing firefighting, the fire was completely extinguished by the authorities. However, much of the interior of the temple's lecture hall area was burned down.

On the morning of January 21, Thanh Liem Police (Ha Nam) said that this agency was investigating the cause and calculating the damage of the fire that occurred at Phat Quang Pagoda (Thanh Phong commune, Thanh Liem district). yesterday afternoon.

Accordingly, at about 4:50 p.m. on January 20, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department (PC07) of Ha Nam Provincial Police received news of a fire occurring at the temple, so they mobilized 2 fire engines and 15 officers and firefighters. firefighters arrived at the scene to organize firefighting and rescue.

The location of the fire was the lecture hall area (Phap Van Duong) located within the grounds of Phat Quang Pagoda. The fire area is about 200m2, the main burning materials are wooden furniture, paper, candles in the chanting area and plastic tables and chairs.

After about 30 minutes of actively fighting the fire, PC07 of Ha Nam Provincial Police extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading to other areas. According to authorities, fortunately no one was injured in the fire.

Some sources said that the above mentioned temple is in the stage of repair and construction of some items. Maybe there was an electrical short circuit in some area that led to a big fire. Currently, the cause of the fire is still being investigated and clarified.

On social networks, images of the fire at Phat Quang Pagoda were shared, attracting the attention of many netizens. Especially the image of the Buddha statue engulfed in flames. However, everyone was relieved when there were no human casualties.

According to the introduction, Phat Quang Pagoda has an area of about 13 hectares, was created from ancient architecture and is about 70km from Hanoi city center. It is a temple with a large campus and beautiful landscape, so it attracts many tourists and Buddhists to visit.

This is also a famous tourist destination of Ha Nam province, each year welcoming a large number of tourists from all over to enjoy the pagoda, offer incense and worship.

Also on January 20, an accident occurred in Quang Ninh province that made the public angry. At around 7:30 p.m., the working group of Road Traffic Police Team No. 1 deployed the task of checking alcohol levels and handling other violations on National Highway 18 (Mao Khe Ward, Dong Trieu Town).

At this time, the authorities discovered that the motorbike was driven by a young man with a person on the back moving at high speed and not wearing a helmet, so they ordered him to slow down and move in. lane to control alcohol concentration.

However, the motorbike driver not only did not obey the order but also rushed straight to the alcohol control lane for cars and hit Major Pham Quang Trung. The strong impact caused the motorbike to be thrown away, two people on the motorbike fell onto the street, and were arrested by the forces on duty and supporting people.

Fortunately, Major Trung only suffered minor injuries and was taken by the working group for a health check at Dong Trieu Town Medical Center. Two men riding motorbikes

was taken to Mao Khe Ward Police, Dong Trieu Town to clarify his behavior.

The authorities determined that the driver of the motorbike with registration number: 19U1-45XX is Cao Ha Duc (born 1998, residing in Phu Tho town, Phu Tho province), the person sitting behind is Nguyen Minh Hiep (born 1979, residing in the district Hoai Duc, Hanoi).

Tested for alcohol and banned substances, these two people had negative results. Currently, Dong Trieu Town authorities are coordinating to complete the dossier for processing according to the provisions of law.

During the period from January 11 to March 9, the national traffic police will coordinate with police agencies to concentrate forces and vehicles to carry out the rush to ensure traffic order and safety. Lunar New Year and Spring Festival 2024.

On the road, the police will resolutely handle violations of alcohol concentration, banned substances and other behaviors that cause accidents such as speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road, carrying overloaded goods, and excessive gear. regulator,...

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