Gyeongbokgung fire may have lasted 13 hours; no one knew

Police said Thursday that the recent fire at the Gyeongbokgung in Seoul had gone on for a much longer period than initially presumed, as investigators consider the possibility of arson on the much-beloved South Korean heritage site. Officials at the Seoul Jongno Police Station said they are investigating a man who was seen at the scene of the fire right before it started at 4 p.m., March 27. It was initially thought that the flames started around 5:30 a.m. on March 28, and were extinguished by a

By The Korea Herald