D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Conflagration

/känˌ-fləg-rāsh'-ən/ · Con·fla·gra·tion · IPA /ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/
01 n. A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
  1. 1.
    A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
    “Till one wide conflagration swallows all.” Pope.