ソウルの景福宮で土曜早朝に火災が発生し、木造の門と柱の一部が損傷したが、15分以内に鎮火し、けが人はなかった。韓国国家遺産庁は、自然発火の可能性があるとしている。
3月28日午前5時35分頃、ソウル中心部にある景福宮の資善堂の外門である三備門付近で火災が発生した。韓国国家遺産庁（KHS）によると、巡回中の警備員が午前5時50分頃までに消し止めた。
この火災により宮殿の木造の門と柱が一部損傷したが、人的被害は報告されていない。消防当局が現場を調査したところ、自然発火が原因である可能性が示唆された。現場には人の立ち入りや可燃物の痕跡は見当たらなかった。
KHSの崔応天（チェ・ウンチョン）庁長は、自身のX（旧Twitter）で正確な原因を調査中であると投稿した。また、乾燥する季節には同様の事故を防ぐため、24時間体制の災害センターを定期的に運用すると約束した。
ソウル最大の王宮である景福宮には昨年約690万人が訪れており、これは王宮や王陵を訪れた全訪問者数の38.7パーセントを占めている。
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