burst/explode into flames

idiom

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

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Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after it belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two people on board. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 Palm trees burst into flames, showering the property with fiery debris. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 The data collected by Musk’s electric car company after the Cybertruck packed with fireworks burst into flames in front of the Trump International Hotel Wednesday proved valuable to police in helping track the driver’s movements. Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025 The plane skidded off the runway while landing at Muan International Airport, about 180 miles south of Seoul, and burst into flames after crashing. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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