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.
(..) bring out these bad boys! It gets ugly! - What are you doing? - Stay back! If I stare at the lock really hard, it'll burst into flames and melt. Now I'm concerned on a number of levels. - Easy, watch! Watch it those! - I'm good. We gotta go. Intruders! Hey! Slow down you screwy (..)2008 Bolt