When the DJ announced a contest, the phones 'lit up'. [=the lights on the phones lit up because many people were calling]
His eyes/face 'lit up' [=he looked very happy and pleased] when she walked in the room.
He 'lit into' his employees for their sloppy work. [=he criticized them very harshly]
(..) Rin? Where is everybody? Wow. It really is a sea. I sure hope they're doing all right over there. Kamajii lit the boiler already? How long was I asleep? Hurry up! Come on, he's starving! Can't you cook any faster? Serve everything you've got, (..)2001 Spirited Away