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.
(..) He enlightened, that fella, eh? And I watched Maui catch the sun, seize the day with a magical net of woven flax, even witnessed Maui charm flames from the very fingertips of the Goddess of Fire and her retaliate with breath of fire like a dragon in hot pursuit. Been busy, eh? (..)2014 The Dark Horse