burst into flames
Example Sentences
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The A9 is closed in both directions after a lorry burst into flames.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The difference was that unlike the iPod, the iPhone or any MacBook, F1’s product went 200 miles an hour and occasionally burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
On Sunday, he said the men died returning from the operation to dismantle the synthetic drug labs after the truck skidded off the road, fell down a ravine and burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Police are investigating the cause of the accident, which occurred just after midnight when the Lamborghini the brothers were riding in veered off the road and burst into flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
Thorn ran over to try to help, when her own cape burst into flames.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
