Fire in building next to South Korea's main Buddhist Jogye temple in Seoul, Reuters witness says
SEOUL, June 10 (Reuters) - A large building next to one of South Korea's historic main Buddhist temples, the Jogye temple in Seoul, is on fire and firefighters are battling to contain it, news reports and a Reuters witness said.
There have been no news reports of people injured or dead.
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