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A Sikh community on the outskirts of Adelaide is in mourning after losing their place of worship to fire. The blaze broke out at the temple last night and burned for hours before it was put out.

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00:02Sad scenes at Gurudwara, Dashmesh Dhabha today.
00:09The temple in Virginia, north of Adelaide, gutted by fire.
00:13We believe in one God, so pretty much serving humanity
00:17with the principles written in our holy book.
00:21Those sacred holy books treated as an eternal living spirit or guru,
00:25their destruction leaving the community shattered.
00:27An excavator was brought in to help recover the scriptures
00:32so that they can be cremated for religious reasons.
00:35The inferno started just before 10pm last night.
00:38It took 60 firefighters several hours to extinguish.
00:41This was a processing plant, so it was like a rabbit warren in there
00:46with little rooms coming off a main hallway.
00:48So we couldn't commit into there, so we had to do an exterior firefight.
00:52A priest sleeping inside at the time was lucky to escape.
00:55The cause of the fire is still being investigated,
00:58but the CFS says the damage bill is expected to exceed $1 million.
01:03All the hard work from last two years to set up everything has gone to ruins.
01:11Although the flames have been extinguished,
01:13the impact of this fire will be felt for some time.
01:15Community leaders are appealing to the wider public for support
01:18as they look for a new home and begin rebuilding.
01:21which you will be able to ensure that the press is the fireside of the fire
01:21and the fire is still getting to.
01:22Here they can do some more events on social media,
01:22and they make sure they've got a new home and then充電У.
01:22It will be veined if there are new teams that are going .
01:23They will be involved.
01:23They will have a new home,
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