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Just last month, a Southwest Airlines flight waiting to depart from Denver International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s overheating phone set fire to a seat, according to a report in the New York Post.
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Riots soon spread to other towns as the mobs broke windows and tried to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Other tests set fire to mock-ups of mass timber buildings and record the results.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
As the episode drew to a close, Rip and Lloyd disposed of Jamie’s body at the train station, and Beth’s husband set fire to Jamie’s car — in Idaho, no less.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Riots soon spread to other towns as the mobs broke windows and tried to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Other tests set fire to mock-ups of mass timber buildings and record the results.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
As the episode drew to a close, Rip and Lloyd disposed of Jamie’s body at the train station, and Beth’s husband set fire to Jamie’s car — in Idaho, no less.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Set fire to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20fire%20to. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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