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[sabrinawaiz]

Dear Teachers,
Today, my room-mate kept a pot on the stove and almost forgot about it.
It became so hot and to get my room-mate's attention, I cried out loud:

[Suzanne]

Hi, Sabrina,

Your sentence is correct, but we would only use "on fire" if there are actual flames.

As a native speaker, I would likely say something like, "Your pot is overheating!" Or, "Your pot is burning!"

Does that help?

[sabrinawaiz]

Thank you Suzanne.
I'm now clear with the usage.

Regards,

Sabrina.