Firefighters from Ontario and Fruitland work to suppress a fire Friday, July 8, at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple in Ontario. (Special to the Enterprise/JAY LOPEZ)
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Fire strikes Ontario’s Buddhist temple

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Firefighters from Ontario Fire and Rescue and the Fruitland Fire Department stopped a fire Friday morning at the Idaho-Ontario Buddhist Temple in Ontario.

The fire was reported just before 8 a.m. and was soon extinguished.

The temple is at 286 S.E. 4th Ave. in Ontario. The temple is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.

VIEW: Fire video

This story will be updated as details become available.

Firefighters from Ontario and Fruitland work to suppress a fire Friday, July 8, at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple in Ontario.
(Special to the Enterprise/JAY LOPEZ)
Firefighters from Ontario and Fruitland work to suppress a fire Friday, July 8, at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple in Ontario.
(Special to the Enterprise/JAY LOPEZ)
Firefighters from Ontario and Fruitland finish their work at a fire Friday, July 8, at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple in Ontario.
(Special to the Enterprise/JAY LOPEZ)

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Les Zaitz is editor and publisher of the Enterprise. He has been a journalist in Oregon for nearly 50 years in both daily and community newspapers and digital news services. He is nationally recognized for his commitment to local journalism.

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