on fire
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Footage aired by national broadcaster NHK shows cracked roads and bridges and several buildings on fire.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then at 12:50 a.m., reports of a traffic collision began to flood into CHP dispatchers, with witnesses saying a vehicle was on fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
At the same time, while the job market is stable, it isn’t on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
About 400 firefighters and troops battled the inferno northeast of Almeria in the southern Andalusia region which witnesses said may have been started by a power line that fell and set scrub land on fire.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Some of the 46th’s aircraft were already destroyed—and some were still on fire.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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