火がつく

Meaning

1. expv5k
   to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to light (e.g. of a match)
2. expv5k
   to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.); to take off (of a boom, craze, etc.)

Example sentences

• 摩擦でマッチに火がつくようになる。

  Friction causes a match to light.

• 火がつくとすぐに、その化学工場は爆発した。

  Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.