fire setting

noun

, Mining.

1. an ancient method of shattering rock by building a fire against it so as to cause it to split as a result of uneven internal stresses.

Example Sentences

The county on Thursday filed 27 charges of “willful and malicious fire setting” against the three juveniles — all 16-year-olds whom police did not identify because of their ages — Gonzalez said.

From Los Angeles Times

Senate Bill 1242 specifies that if a person is convicted of reckless fire setting on a retailer’s property to commit organized theft it will result in a longer sentence.

From Los Angeles Times

“The jury did not convict Wilke of the two federal counts related to the forest fire: setting timber afire and using fire in furtherance of a felony.”

From New York Times

Both discoveries, the report said, are "indicative of a fire setting pattern that could have caused this fire."

From Fox News

“The military cordoned off people and killed them by opening fire, setting them ablaze – isn’t this genocide? Will this be justified if Syu Ki says so?”

From The Guardian