burst/explode into flames

idiom

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

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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 The plane hit a building hosting a medical college hostel and burst into flames, killing several students, in the city that is the capital of Gujarat, Modi’s home state. Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025 Black smoke billowed from the site where the plane crashed and burst into flames near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city of more than 5 million and the capital of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. Arkansas Online, 13 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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