Sacred monastery hit by fire in Lhasa

Streets around Lhasa's fire-hit Jokhang temple, one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, were reopened to pilgrims yesterday after a blaze broke out the night before, Chinese state media said, but the extent of damage remained unclear. The fire had erupted in part of the more than 1,300-year-old Jokhang temple, but was soon put out.