The adj afire has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on fire
(lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire")