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“Going up in flames” in Japanese

Short answer
炎上 enjou えんじょー

Going up in flames in Japanese is “炎上” (enjou). Full meaning: going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.), becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob.

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