At the time of the fire, the Kondo was half disassembled as previously mentioned, materials of the upper layer and mokoshi above the ceiling had been already disassembled to be spared from the fire.
出火当時、金堂は前述のように半解体されており、天井より上の上層部分と裳階部分の部材は解体済みだったため難をまぬがれた。