Fire Hot!

Of course, everybody knows that the sun was once a planet much like earth, except all the people were just walking zippo lighters. Quite obviously, the galactic republic’s planning permissions and health & safety department decided that this was a fire hazard, and came to the conclusion it should be destroyed to prevent any further damage. Giant interstellar flamethrower apparently not the desired weapon of choice. Solar flares are, in fact, the horrific screams of melting zippo lighters.