Eventhough most of the temple's structures remain intact and strong, the damaged materials, most of them were brought in from China are priceless and irreplaceable. According to the temple's caretaker, Mr Tan, the damaged materials are hard to find or no longer available even in China today.
It is sad to see something historial like this temple got damaged because even if the temple is restored 100%, it would never be the same again. The caretaker's son should have known better not to leave lighted candles / joss sticks unattended, not even for a while. When we have something burning in our premise, the risk of the flame/fire getting out of control is always there. These days many homes are using those electrical candles. These candles are just as fire hazard as the convetional candles. If these electrical candles are left lighted for a long time, the candles will get overheated and burst into flames (sparks) and catch fire easily. People should exert extra cautious when lighting candles / joss sticks and never leave them unattended at all time.
Before the fire

After the fire

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