fire on
Example Sentences
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Maritime security firm Ambrey said a Kuwaiti crude oil tanker was hit late Tuesday off the coast of Oman, causing a fire on board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
One person died after a tour bus caught fire on the 60 Freeway near Hacienda Heights on Friday morning, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The crew is tired, but they continue to fire on all cylinders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The aircraft helped bring another fire on the island of Brac, near Split, under control on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I was exhausted and leaping with my own kind of fire on the inside, but the rest of me was blue with cold.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
