BLK ALERTS - Tourist Blamed After Ceremonial Candle Starts Fire At Chinese Temple

BLK ALERTS - Tourist Blamed After Ceremonial Candle Starts Fire At Chinese Temple

A three-storey wooden structure known as the Wenchang Pavilion in China’s Jiangsu province has been reduced to ashes following a fire on November 12, 2025. According to the New York Post, the temple pavilion on Fenghuang Mountain in Zhangjiagang city was engulfed in flames within minutes. Dramatic footage showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky as sections of the collapsing roof tumbled to the ground. Preliminary investigations have poin…

Tourist Blamed After Ceremonial Candle Starts Fire At Chinese Temple - Travel Noire

A three-storey wooden structure known as the Wenchang Pavilion in China’s Jiangsu province has been reduced to ashes following a fire on November 12, 2025. According to the New York Post, the temple pavilion on Fenghuang Mountain in Zhangjiagang city was engulfed in flames within minutes. Dramatic footage showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky as sections of the collapsing roof tumbled to the ground. Preliminary investigations have poin…

Three-storey temple on Chinese mountain burns to the ground thanks to one 'irresponsible' tourist's careless mistake

A temple sitting on top of a mountain in China has been completely destroyed after someone visiting didn’t handle incense and candles the right way, starting a huge fire that brought down the whole building. According to The Daily Mail, Wenchang Pavilion on Fenghuang Mountain in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, caught a massive fire. Videos from the scene showed the three-floor building covered in orange flames while huge clouds of black smoke we…