South Korea’s 1,000-year-old temple burned to the skeleton, but it was due to a monk quarrel “drunken arson”

The temple has a history of more than 1,000 years, but at 6:30 p.m. on the evening of the 5th, the temple’s main hall was intentionally set on fire. (taken from YouTube)

The Yonhap News Agency reported that the Naejang Temple in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, has a history of more than 1,000 years, but the temple’s main hall was intentionally set on fire at 6:30 p.m. on the evening of the 5th. The firefighters did their best to save the temple, but because of its remote location and the wooden structure of the temple, it was burned to the skeleton. The fire did not cause any casualties, but the damage to the temple is estimated to be 1.7 billion won (about $1.62 million).

The suspect is a 53-year-old man who came to the temple three months ago to practice as a monk, A. Recently, he had a verbal dispute with the monks in the temple, and after drinking, his discontent erupted, and then set fire to the main hall. The police finally arrested A as an active offender.