Fire at Connecticut Sikh Association

Source: The Hartford Courant

On October 22, 1998, The Hartford Courant reported on amassive fire that destroyed a large commercial building in downtownHartford on October 20th. The Connecticut Sikh Association, whichrented the second floor of the building and used it for worshipservices and other activities, had stored their copy of the Sikh holybooks inside the building. The fire gutted most of the second floor,but the holy books and many religious artifacts survived the fire. Hargurpreet Singh, a member of the Connecticut Sikh Association,stated "we respect that book more than out lives...you can buyanother copy, but to Sikhs it is a living book." No one was hurt inthe fire.