The house caught fire vs The house caught the fires

The correct phrase is 'the house caught fire.' The phrase 'the house caught the fires' is incorrect in English.

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The house caught fire

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where a house is on fire or has ignited.

Examples:

The house caught fire and was completely destroyed.
Call the fire department, the house caught fire!
The house caught fire due to faulty wiring.

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And this is what was left of the house Kohler that caught fire last night.
They were all killed when her house caught fire.
NARRATOR: If her house caught fire, the first thing Connie saved would be these letters.
Six years ago, my sister and I were at school, and our house caught fire.
You know when people ask, "if your house caught fire, what would you try to save?"
I remember when I was a little girl our house caught on fire.
When I was a little girl, our house caught on fire.
When I was a little girl, our house caught on fire.
What if your house caught on fire?
What if your house caught on fire in the middle of the night?
Ten people died last night in Ohio when a house spontaneously caught on fire.
No, it was my house that caught on fire that day.
Fuel leaked into the manifold and caught fire.
You said your apartment caught fire.
Which components and materials caught fire? 4.
Whatever caught fire started inside the car.
We got lost and our boat caught fire.
The yacht he was on reportedly caught fire and sank, taking everyone down with it.
You know, your Scout could have caught fire.
If Snape's cloak hadn't caught fire and broken my eye contact...

The house caught the fires

This phrase is incorrect in English and not commonly used.

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They were all killed when her house caught fire.
NARRATOR: If her house caught fire, the first thing Connie saved would be these letters.
Six years ago, my sister and I were at school, and our house caught fire.
I remember when I was a little girl our house caught on fire.
When I was a little girl, our house caught on fire.
When I was a little girl, our house caught on fire.
What if your house caught on fire?
You know when people ask, "if your house caught fire, what would you try to save?"
And this is what was left of the house Kohler that caught fire last night.
What if your house caught on fire in the middle of the night?
Ten people died last night in Ohio when a house spontaneously caught on fire.
No, it was my house that caught on fire that day.
None of us inside the house would've survived the fire...
Your parents told Leigh that you lit the fire in the house.
The house was reduced to ashes from the fire.
Cops finally caught the guy who broke into the house, stole Sutton's laptop.
Canine caught the guy running away from the house... who gave them up.
A larger vent cut in the back of the house, and the fire never would have made it upstairs.
They put the fire out, and the house was more or less okay.
No. He wanted me to stop along over at the house to see if anything survived the fire.

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The house caught fire vs The house caught the fires