Shuri Castle Fire Burnt distribution board Discovered on the north side of the main hall on the 1st floor of the main shrine, said to be a fire source, November 3, 11:53

From a fire that occurred in Shuri Castle in Naha City, it was discovered through interviews with the police that a burned distribution board was found from the burnt area on the north side of the first floor of the main shrine, which is said to be the source of fire. The police will investigate the relationship with this fire and urgently identify the cause of the fire by continuing on-site verification.

The fire that broke out in Shuri Castle in Naha City on the 31st of last month, the fire moved to the buildings in the castle one after another, and it continued to burn for 11 hours, and the main buildings of the castle such as the main shrine were burnt down.

Immediately after the fire broke out, the police witnessed the violent smoke coming out of the north-facing window on the first floor behind the main building. doing.

The police and the fire department are jointly verifying on the 3rd at the site, but until now, it was found by interviews with the police that a burnt panel was found from the burnt area on the north side of the main hall on the first floor. .

The distribution board is a facility that distributes electricity to each floor and floor. On the 3rd, the equipment that seems to be a distribution board was carried out from the site.

The police will proceed with appraisal of the distribution panel to investigate the relationship with this fire, and urgently identify the cause of the fire, etc. by continuing on-site verification.