【慈幼通訊社 ─
2009年5月18日蒙古訊】五月十四日星期四的晚上，鄰近蒙古首都烏蘭巴托的Amgalan慈幼會院發生火警，損毀嚴重。
會院鍋爐房首先起火，之後迅速蔓延，聚會室、廚房、洗手間、浴室、Arnold Pattyona修士房間及義工室嚴重焚燬。其他房間幸好未受波及，奇蹟地大火並無造成人命傷亡。
火警由該會院所照顧的一名小孩，首先發現。慈幼會士及眾小孩馬上試圖撲救，但撲救不果，於是他們便盡量帶同一些文件及重要物品離開。稍後消防隊即抵達火場救援。
Amgalan區的多明我沙維豪團體，於數年前創立，主要負責照顧當地的街童。目前有二十五人與慈幼會士同住。
目前，義工室已進行了簡單的維修，並改作聚會室和廚房。但最大問題是暖氣設備的損毀，雖然撰寫報導時的氣溫達攝氏二十二度，然而傍晚至晚間，氣溫會急速下降。
Fire in the Salesian house
at Amgalan
(ANS
- Mongolia– Amgalan, 18 May 2009) – On the night of Thursday 14 May a fire
seriously damaged the Salesian house in Amgalan, near Ulaanbaatar, in
Mongolia.
The flames which started in the boiler room destroyed the community room,
kitchen, toilet, bathroom, and room of Bro Arnold Pattyona, and the
volunteers` office was badly damaged. Other rooms were saved and
providentially no one was hurt.
The alarm was given by one of the children who are looked after by the
Salesians. Immediately the Salesians and the youngsters tried to tackle the
flames but it was beyond them and so the saved what they could of documents
and other items. The Fire Brigade arrived shortly afterwards.
The Dominic Savio community in Amgalan, set up some years ago, looks after
street children. There were 25 in residence with the Salesians at the time.
The volunteers’ office has been somewhat repaired and now serves as a
community area and kitchen. The loss of the heating system is a problem,
since although during the day, when for example this report was being
written, the temperature was 22 degrees centigrade, it gets very cold later
in the day and evening.