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A Buddhist hall in western Japan known for housing an “eternal flame” burning for more than 1,000 years has been destroyed in a fire. The Reikado Hall on Miyajima Island, part of the Daishoin Temple, was engulfed in flames before being extinguished the following day. #VMNews
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