fire ‧ storm /ˈfaɪəstɔːm $ ˈfaɪrstɔːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a very large fire that is kept burning by the high winds that it causes
2 . a lot of protests, complaints, or arguments that happen suddenly and all at once SYN storm
firestorm of
Green’s proposal provoked a firestorm of protests.