Fire near South Korea's Jogye temple contained, treasures spared, say officials (update)

Firefighters responding to the fire at the Central Buddhist Museum building next to Jogye Temple in Seoul on June 10, 2025. - Reuters

SEOUL: A fire broke out on Tuesday (June 10) in a building housing some of South Korea's national treasures neighbouring the historic Buddhist Jogye temple in Seoul, but it was later extinguished and there was no damage to the artefacts or injuries, fire officials said.

More than 300 monks and officials from the Jogye order, who were meeting in the building's conference hall, were evacuated safely, Jongno district fire department official Kang Kyung-chul told a briefing.