How should I write?
The house was ignited.
The house was burned.
The house was kindled.
The house was inflamed.
The house was lit by fire.

I want to say that the house burned but not accidentally, someone put fire on the house on purpose.

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How should I write?
The house was ignited.
The house was burned.
The house was kindled.
The house was inflamed.
The house was lit by fire.

I want to say that the house burned but not accidentally, someone put fire on the house on purpose.

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Someone set the house on fire.
The house was set on fire.

Perhaps a little more informal.... Someone torched the house.

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The last one most closely means that it was intentional. But Jon is right. By saying "someone lit the house on fire" or "someone burned the house" is a better way to say that. 

P.S. The word "arson" is the act of intentionally setting something on fire.

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Can't you just say "someone"? None of those imply whether or not it was accidental or intentional.

"Someone burned down the house" - This, at least implies, that is was intentional.

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There was arson involved in the house fire

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