ABBOTSFORD, BC, CANADA, May 3, 2011 (The Times of Canada) :An Abbotsford Hindu temple suffered an estimated $250,000 in damages after a fire on Wednesday morning. Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service was called out to the Fraser Valley Hindu Society Temple at around 10:45 a.m.
Fire crews arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the rear of the one-storey structure. Staff at the adjacent Lafarge Canada concrete plant reported the fire. Firefighters controlled the blaze and prevented it from spreading to the rest of the temple and nearby buildings.
The temple will not be in use until restoration is complete or a new temple has been constructed. The cause of the fire is suspected to be a result of unattended fire lamp left near combustibles in the temple.