Unburned UNESCO heritage: fire destroys Shuri's medieval castle in Japan

10/31/2019, 2:58:14 PM

On the night of October 31, a major fire broke out on the Japanese island of Okinawa in the medieval Shuri Castle, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fire area amounted to more than 4 thousand square meters. m, its elimination took about 11 hours. At least 20 fire brigades participated in the extinguishing. The fire destroyed seven buildings of the complex, the cause of the incident is unknown.

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