Wednesday's fire gutted the 1,200-year-old structure on Miyajima island, though the sacred flame was rescued and taken elsewhere before firefighters brought the blaze under control

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)--A hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai on Miyajima Island burned to the ground on Wednesday, local police and firefighters in the…

The flame, which spiritual leaders say has been continuously lit for more 1,200 years, was salvaged after the blaze and moved to a different site.