burst/explode into flames

idiom

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

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The vehicles occasionally burst into flames due to decades of overuse. Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025 The car burst into flames upon impact, officials said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025 Two boats docked at the Grove Isle marina in Coconut Grove burst into flames and damaged two other boats early Tuesday morning before Miami Fire-Rescue crews got the blaze under control. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025 In Port Allen, Louisiana, a Drax wood-pellet facility burst into flames in November 2021. Tom Brown, Wired News, 14 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.

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