Burned down: in Japan, there was a fire in the Shuri castle of the XIV century, included in UNESCO world heritage list
600-year-old Japanese castle, which is included in the UNESCO world heritage site, was destroyed by fire and turned to coals. The flames broke out at the Shuri castle of the XIV century, the site of the ancient States of the Ryukyus on 31 October, shortly after midnight local time (15:00 GMT) and quickly spread throughout the wooden buildings that were on site. Firefighters arrived at the scene at 2:47, and…