arson attack
Criminal fire-setting
An arson attack is the deliberate setting of a fire to damage property or harm people.
The phrase emphasizes the criminal act as an assault: The warehouse was destroyed in an arson attack overnight.
It appears frequently in news coverage of politically motivated or terroristic fire-setting.
- fireCombustion with flames
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- blazeIntense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- burned downDestroyed by fire
up in flames · smoke · fire damage · accelerant · gasoline · petrol bomb · torch · burning · charred · ashes · investigation · fire investigation · crime scene · point of origin · deliberate · criminal · hate crime · incendiary
- attacksassault, raid, strike, offensive, charge
- Terrorismterrorism, terror cell, suicide bomber, suicide bombing, bombing
- violenceviolence, brutality, physical violence, aggression, bloodshed
arson attackelectrical fire
Flames from faulty circuits
spontaneous combustion · wildfire · house fire · kitchen fire · act of God
arson attackconstruction
Process of building something
building · rebuilding · reconstruction · restoration · renovation
arson attackfirefighting
Combating and quelling flames
fire rescue · fire prevention · fire suppression · fire safety · fire protection
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