towering inferno
Massive burning building
A towering inferno is a large building engulfed in catastrophic fire, with flames rising high into the sky.
The phrase became fixed in English after the 1974 disaster film of that name: The apartment complex became a towering inferno within minutes.
It now appears in any news report of a major structural fire.
- housefireBurning residential structure
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- smoke inhalationBreathing in combustion gases
burning building · flashover · backdraft · burn · glass windows · conflagration · Steve McQueen · fire · blaze · evacuation plan · fire department · explosion · hellscape · elevator shaft · Paul Newman · firestorm · disaster film · disaster movie
towering infernocandle flame
Burning wick's luminous tip
spark · pilot light · dying ember · campfire · ember
towering infernofrozen wasteland
Desolate ice-covered region
glacier · deep freeze · arctic cold · ice palace · permafrost
towering infernosafe haven
Protected place of shelter
gentle warmth · cozy fireplace · still waters · calm waters · still pond
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