This phrase is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which something is set on fire. For example: "The angry mob set the abandoned warehouse ablaze."
Misratan militias captured Tripoli international airport and set it ablaze.
Someone ripped away the American flag and set it ablaze.
Then he doused the room with petrol and set it ablaze, incinerating his victims.
They piled garbage on Third Avenue and set it ablaze to protest poor city services.
Nick, Brooklyn Why not build an effigy of her and set it ablaze?
One match and a gust of wind are enough to set it ablaze".
The associate dumped the fuel on the vehicle and Mr. Rullan set it ablaze, the document said.
Minutes later, a mob, believed to be led by outraged Shiites, stormed Mr. Rangoonwala's KFC outlet, dousing its floors with gasoline, setting it ablaze and then blocking the entry of rescue workers.
Mines first went off when the helicopter came down, setting it ablaze.
I know the Pudnicks have removed him from their BlackBerry and poured gasoline on his phone number, setting it ablaze.
One rocket hit a school, setting it ablaze, the Israelis said, killing another girl and injuring three.
