For reasons which are not yet known, the factory caught fire late yesterday evening. 昨晚工厂失火，原因尚不清楚。
Investigators say that an electric heater caught fire while the man was sleeping.
A large capacity dryer had caught fire at the hotel, causing $20,000 in damage.
A witness reported that the aircraft's left engine had caught fire just seconds after take-off.
He blew on the spark until the kindling underneath caught fire.
See also: catch verb (BURN)