Temple fire raises concern over safety

A protected temple with over 500 years of history was ablaze on Saturday, arousing concerns about the effective protection of cultural relics.

The fire started at 4 am on Saturday in Nianhua Temple and was put out after six hours. The temple is on the city-level cultural relic protection list.

The roof of the temple was almost completely destroyed, with unspecified costs of damage. No casualties were reported.