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A massive fire that broke out at the Sembawang God of Wealth Temple on Friday night (Sept 18) killed three of the seven dogs that lived on the premises but left the statues of various deities intact.
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman told The Straits Times on Saturday (Sept 19) that firefighters found three dog carcasses during their night operations.
It took firefighters about three hours, from 9.15pm to midnight, to extinguish the fire. They then continued to spray water on the burnt surfaces for several hours to prevent the fire from rekindling, a process known as damping down.
The temple management said in a Facebook post on Saturday that it had been caring for seven stray dogs.
“We do not chain up our dogs and they are free to roam the temple compound during the night,” the temple said.
“Unfortunately, we have lost three of them as they were trapped on the second level when the fire broke out. The remaining four managed to escape and are safe.”
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