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• Flames leaped into the night sky after the aircraft burst into flames, spilling fuel across the top of the hotel, damaging some upper windows of the seven-story building.
  — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
• That caused the car to flip over and burst into flames.
  — Matt Bruce, ajc, 1 Jan. 2022
• The wreckage was too much and the van burst into flames.
  — Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2024
• The car burst into flames after the crash, per the reports.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• We got stopped when this RV burst into flames by the side of the road around 11 p.m. Monday night.
  — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2023
• The car struck a tree near Southwest Brown Road, and the car burst into flames, police said.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2023
• The Halsey split in half and burst into flames after being hit.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
• As a result of the crash, which caused both vehicles to burst into flames, the pilot of the plane died on the scene.
  — Sharon Myers, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
• The impact caused the fuel tank to rupture and burst into flames.
  — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
• The family’s car flipped twice and then burst into flames.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
• The car, a silver sedan, burst into flames after striking the pole.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• The show has been on hiatus since April, when the fire-breathing dragon burst into flames.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• At least 45 people were killed when a bus plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
• The tractor came to a rest on the embankment under the overpass and burst into flames, SAPD said.
  — Taylor Pettaway, ExpressNews.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• As the deputy approached the vehicle, the truck suddenly burst into flames and the deputy heard the driver scream.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
• After hitting the metal pole, the GMC burst into flames.
  — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
• This caused the helicopter to burst into flames upon impact, and left their son Jonathan with burns on 90% of his body.
  — Anna Gordon, TIME, 10 Jan. 2024
• The two trains collided head-on, causing both to derail and burst into flames.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 5 Mar. 2023
• Off camera, the car burst into flames after the wreck, WFAA reported.
  — Dallas News, 26 May 2022
• The tree entered the Range Rover, the engine and transmission were severed, and the vehicle burst into flames, Granger said.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• The car burst into flames, and officers heard what sounded like two gunshots, Burne said.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• The vehicle hit a building and burst into flames, police said.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
• The hotel again burst into flames, and I was pulled underwater.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
• The vehicle, meanwhile, had burst into flames and both the car and building were destroyed by the fire, according to the OCSO.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 29 Aug. 2023
• In April, the show’s 45-foot-tall dragon burst into flames during the performance’s finale.
  — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• The crash happened in the overnight hours in Torrington when the car slammed into a tree, rolled down an embankment and burst into flames, police said.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 20 Oct. 2020
• Two people died on Wednesday when a small plane crashed and burst into flames at a Los Angeles airport.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• Shortly after, Schiano crashed into a pole about a mile away and his car burst into flames, Newton said.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• The nose of a Delta plane burst into flames on Monday, May 6 due to an electrical malfunction, the airline confirms.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
• According to court documents, the car suddenly jerked off the road, crashed into a palm tree and burst into flames.
  — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024