火ひだるま

noun

ball of fire; mass of flames; body engulfed in flames

Describes something or someone completely on fire, often used in dramatic or news contexts.

• 車くるまが火ひだるまになった。

  The car became a ball of fire.

• 彼かれは火ひだるまになりながらも逃にげ出だした。

  He ran out even as his body was engulfed in flames.