The report said that immediately after receiving information about the fire at the national relic Bao Quoc Pagoda, Ngu Thien Commune, on the morning of July 17, leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Cultural Management, the Provincial Relic Management Board, the Department of Religion and Ethnicity, and the Department of Home Affairs went to the scene to conduct an inspection, coordinate with agencies and units to meet with local leaders to direct and discuss solutions to overcome the consequences.
Through actual inspection and quick report of Ngu Thien Commune People's Committee, it shows that at about 4:30 a.m. on July 17, the abbot of Bao Quoc Pagoda discovered a fire at the Front Hall, Bao Quoc Pagoda. The monk called to report to Ngu Thien Commune People's Committee and Ngu Thien Commune Police.
At the same time, the announcement was made to mobilize people and Buddhists near the pagoda as well as fire fighting equipment to carry out fire extinguishing measures. By 5:30 a.m., the fire was under control and extinguished. The initial cause was predicted to be an electrical short circuit.
When the working group of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Home Affairs arrived at the scene, the fire had been extinguished. The provincial police and the commune police are inspecting the scene to investigate and determine the cause of the fire.
Regarding the initial damage determined, the 3 compartments of the Front Hall, some columns were burned on the surface, the rafters, rafters, and roof components were completely burned. The structure of the building was very weak and could no longer bear the load, causing part of the roof of the Front Hall to collapse.
The entire Buddhist temple, interior, and system of Buddha statues and worship objects remain intact and undamaged.
On July 18, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Official Dispatch No. 74/SVHTTDL-QLVH, directing the People's Committee of Ngu Thien commune to urgently implement measures to ensure safety in the area where the fire occurred; prevent illegal entry; and prevent theft or loss of relics and artifacts.
Timely handle fire incidents, build shelters to protect relics, immediately deploy support, reinforcement and reinforcement measures to prevent relics from collapsing.
In addition, detailed statistics on damage to assets, worship objects, sacrificial objects, relics, artifacts, architecture and related works belonging to the relic are required.
Make a plan to move all worship objects, sacrificial objects, relics and artifacts at the relic site to a suitable location to preserve, maintain and protect all worship objects, sacrificial objects, relics and artifacts (take photos, make a diagram of the layout of the statue system and worship objects as a basis for arranging worship after completing the restoration and embellishment of the relic site).
Hung Yen Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism also requested Ngu Thien commune to strengthen propaganda, education , and information orientation for people, especially information on the internet and social networks, to raise public awareness about protecting cultural heritage, especially religious relics.
Inspect, review, and strengthen the entire fire prevention and fighting system at relics in the area, develop and train on-site fire prevention plans, raise fire prevention awareness for officials and people, and ensure compliance with fire prevention and fighting safety requirements.
In particular, planning for the restoration and embellishment of relics includes the preservation of affected structures and the restoration of damaged structures, relics and artifacts (if any) to ensure the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage values of Bao Quoc Pagoda.
Following the direction of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the People's Committee of Ngu Thien commune has taken measures to remedy the damage, including: Cleaning up, moving all furniture, Buddha statues, worship objects and relics and artifacts at the relic to the pagoda's guest house for preservation and maintenance.
Take measures to support, reinforce, strengthen, and prevent the relic from collapsing; Build a cover (made of corrugated iron) to protect the relic; Assign police and security forces at the grassroots level, along with the pagoda and local people, to take turns protecting the relic.
In the coming time, the People's Committee of Ngu Thien Commune will continue to coordinate with the Provincial Police to determine and investigate the cause of the fire; assess the damage and propose solutions to overcome the incident to submit to the Provincial People's Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for consideration and decision.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism directed the functional departments of the Department to coordinate with the People's Committee of Ngu Thien commune to preserve all wooden structures that were not completely burned (take detailed photos of the fire scene, create a photo file with specific annotations: construction part, wooden structures, documents, relics, artifacts... as a basis for future restoration of the relic.
Direct the Provincial Relic Management Board and the People's Committees of communes in the province to strengthen the management and protection of relics, ensuring that there are always people on duty at the relics. Inspect, review, and consolidate the entire fire prevention and fighting system at relics in the area, develop and train on-site fire prevention plans, raise awareness of fire prevention for officials and people, and ensure that fire prevention and fighting requirements are met.
Special attention should be paid to inspecting degraded relics, relics with wooden architecture and relics that are places of religious activities and beliefs where incense, candles and votive offerings are regularly burned to promptly have plans to protect the safety of the relics and visitors.
In the report, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hung Yen province requested the Department of Cultural Heritage to advise the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to allocate capital from the national target program on cultural development to support the restoration and embellishment of Bao Quoc pagoda relic, Ngu Thien commune.
In addition, the Provincial People's Committee is requested to approve a project to restore and embellish the Bao Quoc Pagoda relic in Ngu Thien commune to meet the religious needs of the people.
Bao Quoc Pagoda relic, Ngu Thien commune, Hung Yen province (formerly Canh Tan commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province) was ranked as a national relic according to Decision No. 1214/VHQD dated October 30, 1990 of the Ministry of Culture - Information - Sports and Tourism (Certificate of relic ranking granted to Luu Xa Temple, Bao Quoc Pagoda, Canh Tan commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province).
Bao Quoc Pagoda has a Dinh-shaped architectural scale: 5-room front hall, 3-room Buddha hall.
The Front Hall was built in the style of a raised-roofed house, with a sloping roof covered with pointed tiles; the architectural frame was made of ironwood with 4 rows of columns and 6 sets of rafters; 2 sets of rafters in the middle compartment were made in the style of "upper gong price, lower plank"; 2 sets of rafters in the back compartment were made in the style of "upper gong price, lower stacked beam"; 2 sets of rafters in the back compartment were made in the style of "lower trusses".
The Buddhist temple was built in the closed-gable style with a lim wood architectural frame consisting of 4 rows of columns and 3 sets of trusses; 1 set of trusses made in the style of "upper gong price, lower overlapping beam", 2 sets of trusses made in the style of "upper pillar, lower crossbeam".
The relics and artifacts at Bao Quoc Pagoda were included in the inventory list (according to the inventory form established by Thai Binh Provincial Museum on December 10, 2022), including many wooden and bronze worship objects from the Nguyen and Le dynasties...
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