Shuri Castle, almost a 600-year-old heritage site in Japan has turned into mere ashes after it was engulfed into a severe fire and most of the building has turned into sheer wreckage as seen by the various onlookers who were quite close to the site.

 

Built during the 14th century, the Shuri Castle is actually is divided into five consecutive dwellings accompanied by the Seiden, the largest and probably the most prominent structure in the entire of the building. 

The fire all broke around 3 pm (GMT) from the central hall of the castle and gradually spread to many other buildings nearby.

Many onlookers came across this pathetic sight and were lamenting upon this fact that how miserably they lost such a mind-boggling material dwelling from the heart Japan. 

Naha Mayor Mikiko Shiroma told at an emergency conference held on the national broadcast that the Shuri Castle was a prominent historical building of the world heritage site and represented Okinawa significantly which not a single person will be able to see henceforth. 

Several fire workers were deployed to bring the fire to an end, but by then it had already turned into absolute wreckage and nothing more. 

The Shuri Castle which has now got converted into mere ruins was very much a part of the Ryukyu kingdom and was turned into the Ryukyu University in 1950.

In 1992, it was converted into a national park and was termed as a UNESCO World heritage in the year 2000.

The Japanese army had framed up several camps on the hill to assist in extinguishing the fire as much as possible for them.

The various Naha dwellers are now being apprehensive of this fact that this type of inferno at a prominent heritage site like the Shuri Castle may also pose a threat to their life. 

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