burst/explode into flames

idiom

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

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The truck Din Jabbar drove was rented from the peer-to-peer car rental company Turo, as was the Cybertruck that burst into flames in Las Vegas. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 One person was killed and seven others injured after a Cybertruck burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the glass entrance doors of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, with police and FBI officials saying the type of vehicle and location of the fire raise many questions. Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 Then, at 9:03 a.m., Jeju Air flight 7C2216, which didn’t appear to have its landing gear according to footage, overshot the runway, crashed into the concrete structure and burst into flames, added the Times. David Chiu, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024 The scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames is seen at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 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 8 Jan. 2025.

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