Historic temple’s deja vu disaster: Second blaze ravages Wat Ratchabantom in Ayutthaya

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As a blaze ravaged the 400 year old Wat Ratchabantom temple in Ayutthaya Province for the second time, the rear roof structure of its chapel, the principal Buddha statue, and various other sacred artefacts suffered significant damage. Police are currently investigating the cause of the fire, which broke out yesterday following a previous blaze.

 

The inferno yet again erupted in the chapel, particularly consuming the timber and tile structure of the rear roof. It reportedly took about 20 minutes for firefighters to bring the situation under control. Parian Chakornthammasopol, the abbot of Ratchabantom temple, narrated the events, detailing that the afternoon blaze began within the chapel but was rapidly restrained.

 

The preliminary damages included the charred roof beams of the chapel, made of wood and the heat-induced peel-off of the chapel’s wall paint. Furthermore, the principal Buddha image, as well as numerous Buddha statues housed within the chapel, were badly affected by the intense heat of the blaze. Various chapel contents were also caught in the destructive wave of the fire, reported KhaoSod.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/central-thailand/historic-wat-ratchaburana-temple-suffers-second-fire-incident-damaging-sacred-artefacts-in-ayutthaya

 

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13 minutes ago, natway09 said:

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