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September 3rd, 2010
12:08 PM ET

Hare Krishna temple in U.K. on fire after explosion

[Posted at 12:08 p.m.] A third of a Hare Krishna temple in Leicester, England has collapsed, fire and rescue officials tell CNN.

"There was an explosion, a third of the building collapsed and there is a fire on the ground floor," but no people have been trapped, a Leicestershire Fire and Rescue press officer said.

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The Hare Krishna movement is also known as the the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

[Posted at 11:59 a.m.] A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester, England was burning Friday after an explosion, the Press Association of Great Britain reported.

Television images showed a building in flames.

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  1. John742

    Very nice site!

    November 19, 2011 at 5:54 am | Report abuse | Reply
  2. Sal

    You are so pathetic

    September 3, 2010 at 12:08 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  3. CoolGayDad

    Probably. They hate anything non-muslim.

    September 3, 2010 at 12:11 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  4. tom

    Wow

    :/

    September 3, 2010 at 12:14 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  5. Texas Pete

    No one has said this was caused by terrorist activities. For all we know, it was a gas leak.

    September 3, 2010 at 12:35 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  6. Shame on you

    what a stupid comment!!!!

    September 3, 2010 at 12:42 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  7. Dexter

    Probably – was there an airplane tail section sticking out???

    September 3, 2010 at 12:43 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  8. Sal

    Mr. Donkey, i am sure is not

    September 3, 2010 at 12:11 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  9. sanpat

    No, Hindu sects do not fight with each other just like muslim sects do (Shia/Sunni).

    September 3, 2010 at 12:50 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  10. Raj

    Sikandar...You "might" be right as Sunnis are busy blowing Shia's up so, they can't be at two places at the same time..Never in the history has any Hindu Sects have killed any other Hindu Sect believer UNLIKE Sunnis and Shias!!!!..

    September 3, 2010 at 12:55 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  11. Julius

    This statement is as ignorant as it can be. Hindu sects do NOT fight each other. Stop labeling everyone like yourselves.

    September 3, 2010 at 1:21 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  12. Rajiv

    lol @ hindu sects, you sure do know a lot about other religions.

    September 3, 2010 at 1:46 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  13. Rajiv

    Can you be more dumber?

    September 3, 2010 at 1:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  14. Sndp

    Sanpat – Hindu sects do fight – remember caste-ism? I am a Hindu and I am not proud of that – but it's the truth.

    September 3, 2010 at 6:06 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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