Saehan Bookstore, a filming location for the movie ”Insiders,” burns down... 70,000 books burned
Saehan Bookstore, a second-hand bookstore in Danyang, North Chungcheong Province, which became famous as the filming location for the movie "Insiders," has been destroyed by fire.
According to the Danyang Fire Department on the 20th, a fire broke out at around 11:53 pm the previous day at Saehan Bookstore in Hyeongok-ri, Jeokseong-myeon, Danyang-gun.
The 363-square-meter building and the 70,000 books inside were all burned, and the fire department estimated the loss of assets worth 34 million won (approximately 3.7 million yen).
Firefighters deployed nine vehicles and 30 personnel to put out the fire three hours later. Firefighters are currently investigating the exact cause of the fire.
Saehan Bookstore, an unknown second-hand bookstore in the countryside, is the location of the protagonist, prosecutor Woo Jang-hoon (
It was the house of Cho Seung Woo's father that Prosecutor Woo used as a hideout to hide the political gangster Ahn Sang-gu (Lee Byung Hun).