burst/explode into flames

idiom

: to suddenly begin burning
The engine burst/exploded into flames.

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Tires get slashed, paint bombs are set off and cars crash and burst into flames. Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025 Earlier in July, a Delta Air Lines flight departing Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was forced to turn around after one of its engines appeared to burst into flames after takeoff. Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The jet crashed in a field near the intersection of South Dickenson Avenue and West Cadillac Ave and burst into flames, a California Highway Patrol report stated. Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025 And then the plane careered into a big house that was behind the bus and burst into flames. Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for burst/explode into flames

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“Burst/explode into flames.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%2Fexplode%20into%20flames. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.

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