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
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
She was interrupted, though, when a neighbor reached out to tell her that her home of 42 years had burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Soon, the flames crawled up a tall juniper bush planted on the side of the home, spreading flames onto the exterior wall and roof, shortly before a wood fence burst into flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
The cars also came to sad ends; the joyous celebration after the first Skaggs Springs economy run came to a tearful halt when the winning car spontaneously burst into flames and burned to the ground.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
