Penang temple ablaze, firemen battles the raging fire (Video) by Prem Anand July 3, 2019 Pek Kong Cheng temple in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, had caught fire earlier this evening at 8:40pm. Firemen battled it for nearly half an hour, finally extinguishing the temple at 9:15pm. The current damages are still unknown.