On the afternoon of 10.2, as noted, the authorities of Bac Giang province and the police force conducted the scene of the fire scene to investigate and identify the cause.
It is known that Mr. Mai Son - Permanent Vice Chairman of Bac Giang People's Committee and Chairman of Bac Giang City People's Committee were also present at the scene to check and direct the cause of the incident.
Mr. Mai Son said that the Ministry of Public Security's professional unit will return to examine the scene, soon clarify the cause of the fire.
Earlier, at 1:15 am on February 10, 2025, the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department, the provincial police received fire alarms at Pagoda.
Immediately after receiving the news, the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department mobilized 4 fire engines and 30 soldiers to coordinate with the Bac Giang City Police urgently came to the scene to organize fire fighting and rescue, rescue and rescue. ensure security and order.
At about 1:35 am on the same day, the fire was basically controlled.
Due to the timely fire prevention and fighting police force, the fire did not spread to the surrounding area. Damage to the property is being statistically, the cause of the fire is currently being verified and clarified by the authorities.
At the scene, all items, furniture, artifacts inside the main space were burned down, tiles of the roof of the temple collapsed, the truss was burnt black.
Pagoda (Tho Xuong Ward, Bac Giang City) was built in the 17th century, recognized as a national cultural and historical monument in 1994.
Village Pagoda is one of the three national cultural and historical sites of Tho Xuong ward including: communal house, Village Pagoda, temple and tomb of General Van Minh's general.
In the pagoda, there is a beautiful Buddha image system, with a nineteenth -xx Northern -century Buddhist sculpture style.
The pagoda has a large bell cast from the Le Canh Hung period, elegant and clear. The bell is 1.5m high, 66cm wide.
In addition, the pagoda has many worshiping items, documents and other valuable artifacts such as incense, wooden bowls, incense sticks in the Nguyen Dynasty (nineteenth century), bells at the same time Brand Vinh Thinh (1705-1720) ... In 2018, when repairing the pagoda, the local people discovered 3 footrest foot of the lotus rock with the style of the Tran dynasty (the 13th century .
