In 1873 the Weaverville Joss House was engulfed in a fire that started at the adjoining home of a certain Dr. Croucher, although luckily some banners and temple fittings were saved from the flames.
雲林廟亦曾受祝融光顧，但每次都是有驚無險。一八七三年，由於雲林廟旁的格魯查醫生住宅發生火災，神廟被波及而付之一炬，幸好有些旗幟及繡帷搶救得宜而倖存。