Fire of L'yang-gap Gate

Fire of L'yang-gap Gate (四十八年閶闔門災, plis-grip-pryat-ning-l'yang-gap-men-tse) was a fire that destroyed the L'yang-gap Gate of Sqin-lang Palace and injured four firefighters. The fire started in the early morning of 12 December 1970 and was put out around 12:30 on 13 December. The main superstructure atop the gatehouse and its flanks were consumed by the fire. It was initially ruled a lightning fire but was later admitted to by the arsonist, 22-year-old Roh Dong-Sun, who was sentenced to 4 years and 5 months in prison for ordinary arson.

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