Apia Samoa Temple | ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
Tragedy struck the Apia Samoa Temple on a Wednesday evening, July 9, 2003, when fire engulfed the temple in a 45-minute blaze that granted the arriving 3 fire trucks and 100 volunteers too little time to save the building—though flames that threatened adjoining Church buildings were successfully extinguished.
Fire Destroys Samoa Temple - The Church of Jesus Christ of …
On 9 July 2003 the Apia Samoa Temple was destroyed by fire, less than one month before the temple’s 20th anniversary was to be celebrated. “A lot of tears were shed,” says Iamafana Lameta, a translator who works at the Church’s regional offices in …
Samoan temple destroyed by fire - Deseret News
2003年7月10日 · APIA, Samoa — The Apia Samoa Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening. The cause of the evening blaze has not been determined. The blaze may have been be related to an ongoing construction project at the temple, said Paul E. Koelliker, managing director of the Church's Temple Department.
A Trial by Fire - Religious Studies Center
The devastating fire that destroyed the Apia Samoa Temple was a unique event in Latter-day Saint history. Church members had commonly assumed that dedicated temples were somehow immune from destruction.
Fire destroys Apia Samoa Temple - Church News
2003年7月12日 · The Apia Samoa Temple was destroyed by fire July 9, marking the first time in Church history a functioning temple has burned. "It's devastating," said Richard Chadderton, a Church employee who witnessed the blaze. The 20-year-old temple was being renovated and expanded to add a baptismal font and was scheduled to be rededicated in December.
Temple burns but not angel – Deseret News
2003年7月11日 · When firefighters riding three fire trucks and more than 100 volunteers finally extinguished flames engulfing the Apia Samoa temple Wednesday night, the only remnants were the exterior walls, the steel girders of the steeple — and the angel Moroni on top.
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Apia Samoa Temple - Wikipedia
The Apia Samoa Temple (formerly the Samoan Temple) is the 24th constructed and 22nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the first built in Samoa and the third to be built in Polynesia. After it was destroyed by fire, a new temple was built and dedicated on the same grounds.
Apia Samoa Temple - Church News
2010年1月25日 · Missionaries and members in Apia, Samoa, are still cleaning up following severe flooding that, on Feb. 5, damaged the Church's school, Latter-day Saint meetinghouses and the Church's Service Center on the Pacific island and encroached on the new Apia Samoa Temple, dedicated last fall.
Samoa Temple Destroyed by Fire: Eyewitness Accounts and …
2003年7月11日 · Wednesday evening two workers heard a “bang and then a hissing noise,” according to Rick Chadderton, the Church service center manager. At first while waiting for the fire engines, workers were trying to stop the blaze close at hand with fire extinguishers, and then they realized the main part of the conflagration was much bigger than it appeared..