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How to use burst into flames in a sentence

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Philip and his niece Bryony escaped injury when the camper van they were travelling in burst into flames in the middle of the road.
The tanker did not explode but its cab, the dump truck and another truck burst into flames that burned other drivers and terrified onlookers.
But the pair were killed when the private aircraft crashed into a field at Cudham Lane South and burst into flames at about 3.40 pm.
The driver managed to free himself from the wrecked car before it burst into flames.
The racer burst into flames upon impact but the fire was quickly extinguished by park staff.
While no-one was injured, the lorry's cab and the car burst into flames and three fire engines were called to the scene.
Three perished in house blazes and one was killed when two vehicles crashed and burst into flames.
Now if your fan dies or you forget to use thermal grease under your leaf blower your CPU will burst into flames in 8 seconds.
In fact, the heat alone that incandesces from the lava is enough to cause surrounding objects to burst into flames!
I began to panic, terrified that the car would burst into flames and I wouldn't be able to escape.
It is believed the plane cartwheeled across a rocky plateau before the starboard wing burst into flames.
Flammable fumes, such as solvent and paint fumes, may burst into flames or explode.
The Cessna light plane eventually landed safely on a concrete, floodlit area at Roman Barracks as fire engines and paramedics stood by in case it burst into flames.
An airliner crashed in thick fog and burst into flames as it made its final approach to an airport yesterday, killing 20 of the 22 passengers and crew.
The approaching tanks exploded in rapid succession and burst into flames.
These fires may smoulder for hours before they burst into flames and are caused by such things as cigarettes burning in couches or bedding.
And the electrical cords to which they were attached burst into flames.
A massive electrical arc occurred, the basket burst into flames and, shortly thereafter, the balloon descended to the ground.
Then, the Pacific Alice showered with fire burst into flames in the forecastle and on the bridge.
The passengers, supervised by a well-prepared crew, left the plane before it burst into flames.
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Examples from Classical Literature
If the hotel, uninsured, had suddenly burst into flames, the 'Bishop' would have manifested far less consternation.
Suddenly one of the Huns burst into flames and came toppling down behind his lines, his gas tank ablaze.
Like tropical rains from a jungle roof, lignin dripped from the vaults, and in falling, burst into flames.
At nightfall on August 22, 1914, Charleroi burst into flames.
At ten or eleven at night, when everybody was in bed, the manor-house burst into flames.
Beauly, smoldering in me all through the interview, burst into flames at those words.
In another moment, the whole of it burst into flames, and the exclamations of woe and horror were redoubled.
Suddenly a great tree on the edge of the open space burst into flames.
They watched until the castle had burst into flames in a dozen places, the prisoners huddled together in terror and apprehension, fully expecting a summary and horrible death.
The family never knew what caused the torpedo boat to burst into flames on December 9, 1943, but son Lyn thought it was destroyed by a floating mine.
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