Relics in peril: Firefighters responding to a fire in the Central Buddhist Museum building next to Jogye Temple in Seoul. — Reuters
A fire broke out 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 were evacuated safely, Jongno district fire department official Kang Kyung-chul told a briefing.
