burst into flames

Cabler tried to lift the aluminum structure that supported the thatched roof, but it had burst into flames, and he burned his hands in the effort.

Is my brain going to explode and literally burst into flames?

The parcels then spontaneously burst into flames or blew up.

The plane crash is Brazil's worst since 2007, when a TAM Express plane crashed and burst into flames at São Paulo's Congonhas airport, killing 199 people.

He said his grandfather burst into flames that were extinguished by his 11-year-old daughter.