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PENAMPANG: A temple was destroyed in a fire on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The fire department was alerted at 5.19am to a blaze that engulfed a building near Sekolah Kebangsaan Bahang at Jalan Baru.
"A report was received regarding a fire involving a temple, which was completely burned down.
"The team extinguished the fire using one hose reel with a water source from the fire engine," a statement from the local fire department said.
No victims were reported, and after ensuring there were no further risks, the operation was concluded at 6.08am.