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.
(..) My old friend, Abin Sur, would surely be quoting scripture if he were here. And so it is written, the enemy long buried will return from a fire... ...and Oa shall be consumed in its flames. Almost makes you wanna hide under the nearest rock. Do you think that somehow this is preordained? (..)2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights