YOU SAID:

rich lit a fire and he burnt down the house

INTO JAPANESE

金持ちは火をつけ、彼は家を焼き払った

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The rich lit a fire and he burned the house

INTO JAPANESE

金持ちは火をつけ、彼は家を燃やした

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The rich lit a fire and he burned the house