The Only Use of
conflagration
in
To Build a Fire
- They were coated with ice; the thick German socks were like sheaths of iron half-way to the knees; and the mocassin strings were like rods of steel all twisted and knotted as by some conflagration.
conflagration = a large, violent, uncontrolled event
Definition:
a large, violent, uncontrolled event -- especially a fire