Buddhist temple in south-east Melbourne gutted by fire

Five-storey blaze at Springvale’s Bright Moon hall drew a crowd of onlookers, firefighters say

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A fire has gutted the Bright Moon Buddhist Society temple in Melbourne’s south-east.

Sunday night’s fire in Springvale could be seen for many kilometres and drew a crowd as orange flames engulfed the temple roof and a pillar of smoke rose from it.

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