catch on fire

Example Sentences

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A small plane flying from Iowa to Minnesota in the US crashed into a suburban home and caused it to catch on fire, officials said on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

If you have homeowner's insurance, you don't expect your house to catch on fire, but the chance is not zero, so let's take precautions to prevent it from happening.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

Consumer Product Safety Commission, Good Earth Lighting’s now-recalled integrated light bars have batteries that can overheat — and cause the unit to catch on fire.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

He told the story of a legal case he worked on in which a 23-year-old man who was working in a containment vessel had his pants catch on fire, leading him to lose his testicles.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2024

They forget that lakes can catch on fire.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie