{"id":5526,"date":"2016-02-23T16:10:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T23:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2016-02-25T12:49:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T19:49:44","slug":"cambodian-buddhist-temple-in-oakland-destroyed-in-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2016\/02\/cambodian-buddhist-temple-in-oakland-destroyed-in-fire.html","title":{"rendered":"Cambodian Buddhist Temple in Oakland destroyed in fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

News reports say that the fire was caused by candles (between 100 and 1000) lit earlier for a religious ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fire spread from the temple at 5212 E. 10th Street reported after 2 a.m. to five cars, three sheds and another home behind the temple, according to Fire Battalion chief Lisa Baker. It took 80 minutes to contain, she said.\u201d \u2013 NBC Bay Area<\/a>
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