Original title: the main hall, the North Hall and the South Hall of Shouli City, Okinawa, Japan are all destroyed
4hw.org: at about 2:50 a.m. local time on October 31, Okinawa County police received an alarm saying that the main hall of shoulicheng, the world cultural heritage site in Naha, was on fire. More than 10 fire trucks have been dispatched by the fire department to put out the fire, but no casualties have been found.
According to NABA police, the main hall, North Hall and South Hall of shoulicheng were all destroyed. The fire also spread to the entrance of the imperial court in front of the main hall and the Academy connecting the South Hall. Because Shouli is built of wood, the fire is difficult to control. At present, the police have begun to guide residents near the city of Shouli to take refuge.
It is reported that the first to find the fire is the Shouli city security personnel. The sensors in the security system of shoulicheng had a fever reaction at night. When the security personnel went to confirm, they found that the main hall had caught fire. According to nearby residents, from time to time, huge noises were heard and buildings were seen collapsing in the fire.
Shoulicheng was once the political and cultural center of Ryukyu Kingdom. It was burned in World War II in 1945, the gatekeeper was restored in 1958, and the main hall was restored in 1992. In 2000, as a part of the 'Ryukyu Kingdom Castle heritage Group', the relics of shoulicheng were selected as the world cultural heritage. Due to the strong sunshine and wind and rain, the main hall of Shouli city has been seriously aging. In December last year, the main hall was just repainted. The whole painting process lasted two years and three months.