Prayer items damaged in Penang temple fire

A fire broke out at the 131-year-old Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam early today.

A spokesman at the Penang Fire and Rescue Department said the fire was believed to have started at about 12.50am in the temple and had damaged some of the prayer paraphernalia in the building.

The fire did not affect the building structure of the temple as had gone viral, he said when contacted today.

He said firefighters took about 10 minutes to douse the flames and the department was investigating the cause of the fire and the losses incurred in the incident.