Reikado Hall on Miyajima Island's Mount Misen has been known as the home of the "eternal flame" for over 1,200 years.

And the thing about eternal flames is that if they do get out of control, you can't really put them out. Otherwise they're not so eternal are they?

And then the inevitable happens:

Yep, according to News on Japan, the eternal flame burned Reikado Hall to the ground:

Firefighters, including a firefighting helicopter, were dispatched to the scene, and the blaze was mostly extinguished after about two hours. However, Reikado Hall was completely destroyed, and the fire also spread to surrounding forest areas.

No injuries have been reported so far.

But don't worry, someone grabbed a flaming stick from the temple and used it to set fire to something else, so technically the fire hasn't gone out.

And they plan to rebuild the temple.

In fact, this isn't even the first time the eternal flame has destroyed Reikado Hall.

Reikado Hall has suffered repeated fire damage throughout its history. More recently, the structure was completely destroyed in a fire in 2005 before being rebuilt the following year.

Maybe this time around, they might think about fireproofing that place a little.