burst/explode into flames

idiom

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

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Dramatic bodycam footage shows New Jersey police officer Noah Allat reaching into the driver’s seat of a sedan and plucking its driver to safety after the vehicle smashed into a tanker truck and burst into flames. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025 The man was caught on doorbell camera footage torching a black sedan, which burst into flames. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025 As the plane approached Awar Point, its bomb bay burst into flames. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025 Earlier this month, a Delta Air Lines flight burst into flames and flipped upside down while landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 25 Feb. 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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