Set fire to

    纵火

    宁夏银川公交车着火事故造成17人死亡32人受伤，纵火犯罪嫌疑人已被抓获。请看本报昨日的报道：

    A man suspected of setting fire to a public bus in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Tuesday has been apprehended. The fire killed 17 people and injured 32 others.

    The dead included eight males and nine females, said Ma Kai, vice mayor of Yinchuan, the region's capital, at a press conference. Six of the injured are in serious condition, including one in critical condition, doctors said. Lives of the others are not threatened.

    Officials said the crowded bus caught fire suddenly, trapping a number of people inside.

    报道中的set fire to就是“放火”，也可以说set ... on fire，例如：

    He set fire to his house before he took a flight.

    他逃跑前放火烧了房子。