On July 18, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, the leader of the People's Committee of Ngu Thien Commune (Hung Yen Province) said that yesterday (July 17), a fire broke out in the area at the national relic of Bao Quoc Pagoda.
Initial information, at around 4:30 a.m. on July 17, a fire was discovered on the roof of the front hall of the three-roofed gate of Bao Quoc pagoda.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident, the authorities were present at the scene to extinguish the fire. By 5:30 a.m. the same day, the fire was basically under control.
According to the leader of Ngu Thien Commune People's Committee, the initial cause was predicted to be an electrical short circuit.
Currently, the People's Committee of Ngu Thien commune has a direction to implement solutions to overcome the damage. Accordingly, directing plans to protect relics, tie, support, and reinforce the roof of the three- tower building. Carry out the erection of typical pillars, make corrugated iron roofs to cover the road frontage and cover the front sections with corrugated iron to protect the relic. In addition, the police and security forces at the grassroots level, along with pagodas and people, were deployed to protect the relic.
Bao Quoc Pagoda, formerly in Canh Tan Commune, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh Province (old), now Ngu Thien Commune, Hung Yen Province (new), was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic in 1990.
