Fire drill conducted on 3rd anniv. of gutted Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A fire-fighting drill was conducted Monday at Shuri Castle, a symbol of Okinawa that is located in a UNESCO World Heritage site, as it marked the third anniversary of a major conflagration that burned much of it down.Prior to the start of castle reconstruction work on Thursday at the Seiden main hall, local firefighters and security guards worked together to spray water onto a warehouse storing lumber for the rebuilding work on the assumption that a fire had broken out there.The drill began at 5:30 a.m., before sunrise. The fire three years ago also broke out before dawn and was not immedia…READ FULL ARTICLE