On March 5, a big fire broke out in Naejang Temple, Jeollabuk-do Province.
The firefighters, who were dispatched after receiving a report at about 6:30 p.m. arrived at the scene in 18 minutes, completed the initial strike at around 6 p.m., and the fire was completely extinguished around 9:10 p.m. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but the main hall of Naejang Temple was completely burned to ashes, The police arrested the suspect at the scene. A monk, the culprit of the arson attack, said other monks who lived with him made him feel disappointed. Therefore, he drank alcohol and used flammable substances to set the fire. He said he reported the fire himself after the main hall was set on fire.
Unfortunately, it is not the first time that a Korean cultural heritage site has almost been lost because of fire. The main hall of Naejang Temple was also damaged by a fire that was believed to have been caused by a short circuit in an electric stove in 2012. Then, it had been restored due to taxes. In addition, another example is the Sungnyemun Gate, the No. 1 National Treasure of South Korea. It was also severely damaged by a fire. On February 10, 2008, a fire broke out in Sungnyemun, and it was extinguished in about five hours. However, Sungnymun was completely burnt down except for the stone building, and the restoration was completed in 2013. The fire was caused by arson, and the criminal was arrested, imprisoned, and now released.
Efforts should be made to protect precious cultural heritage sites from fires. The government has prepared various countermeasures such as installing CCTV cameras in buildings after the Sungnymun fire, but more efforts are expected to be much needed.
2021.3.20
by Jiye Park
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