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.
(..) And then they weren't. "They held each other close and turned their backs upon the end. and the black that ate the skies; The flames that shot so high and hot that even dragons burned; Would never be the final sights that fell upon (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Kill the Boy Season: 5 Episode 5
(..) in case I'm not enough? I think you'll be plenty. The Doom still rules Valyria. What about the demons and the flames? But pirates are. Oh. The Smoking Sea. How many centuries before we learn (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Kill the Boy Season: 5 Episode 5