World heritage site in Japan badly damaged in blaze

STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP

A world heritage site in Okinawa, Japan has been badly damaged by a blaze.

A fire tore through Shuri Castle, which is a wooden structure that was built more than 500 years ago.

Several halls have been destroyed although no injuries have been reported.

It was scheduled as a stop on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relay route.

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