That's right! As I remember hearing long ago, after the mob ransacked the original Nauvoo Temple, a tornado or something came along and finished it off.
In an emergency, such as a fire, heart attack of a patron or worker (happens frequently), paramedics and other personnel enter the temple. They don't change clothes or wear little booties. Please note that the veils are attached with velcro and can be pulled down in a few seconds, which is what happens if required.
My brother lived right by the Oquirrh Mountain temple when it got struck by lightning. We'd go out on his patio and enjoy the view of a crispy Moroni. Half of it was pretty blackened by it!
"I'm sure they just shut it down in function, like when someone has a medical emergency."
I highly doubt it, if they don't even suspend Sacto Meeting whenever someone has a heart attack (as I read in a recent thread of amusing and otherwise noteworthy Sacto Meeting stories).
"My brother lived right by the Oquirrh Mountain temple when it got struck by lightning."
WHOA!!! Looks like Moroni earned God's wrath somehow! Maybe for choosing such a sick pedophiliac con-man to restore his church? (Sarcasm Alert!)