Overview
- The overnight blaze consumed the three‑story Wenchang Pavilion at the Yongqing complex in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu.
- No injuries were reported as firefighters contained the flames after several hours and prevented spread to nearby structures and forests.
- A preliminary statement from the incident team points to improper use of incense or candles by a visitor as the likely ignition source, with penalties to follow under local rules.
- The municipal government said the site’s existing buildings are modern, specifying the destroyed pavilion was built in 2009 and did not house registered cultural relics.
- Viral videos documented intense flames, while conservation specialists and locals weighed difficult reconstruction, community fundraising and tighter fire‑prevention steps.