Fire erupts at Japan's Shuri Castle

The cause of the fire that broke out at Shuri Castle in Naha, Japan, is still unknown and there is no report of injury.
Photo by Hitoshi Maeshiro/EPA-EFEA fire started at Shuri Castle in Naha, a castle in Okinawa listed as a World Heritage site, destroying major buildings of the castle complex on Thursday.
Photo by Hitoshi Maeshiro/EPA-EFEOct. 30 (UPI) -- The main building of Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Okinawa, Japan, has burned down in a predawn fire, authorities said.
Local police said the main hall and a nearby building have been destroyed, and a third building is still burning, Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported.
Mikiko Shiroma, the mayor of the Okinawa capital of Naha, told reporters she was saddened by the castle's destruction.