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start to burn or burst into flames
The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
How To Use catch fire In A Sentence
- It also looks at crinolines (more inconvenient than painful and dangerous - although they did have a tendency to catch fire) and bustles.
- It is thought an electrical fault caused the humidifier to catch fire.
- Some 60,000 catch fire every year, killing several hundred people and injuring over 10,000.
- Our investigation found that costumes from major high street retailers were quick to catch fire, with flames spreading fast. The Sun
- The first half took time to catch fire as play was constantly interrupted by the referee's whistle.
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- And there is a remote possibility that battery chargers can catch fire.
- These thatched roofs frequently catch fire .
- Wooden ships were often hit by lightning and their masts could blow up, the sails and rigging catch fire and the crew be killed or inJured. Times, Sunday Times
- Most of the ships are tankers so the oil residues can catch fire too. Times, Sunday Times
