The curtains caught on fire and the cabin 'went up in flames'. [=was destroyed by fire]
The engine suddenly 'burst/exploded into flames'. [=the engine suddenly began burning]
He got/was 'flamed' for expressing a controversial political opinion on the Internet.
(..) There's no divine justice, you dumb cunt. If there was, you'd be dead... and that girl would be alive. - What do you want? - Look into the flames. I don't want to look in the damn flames. You saw me bring him back from the dead after you cut him down. Don't you want to know (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Dragonstone Season: 7 Episode 1