YOU SAID:
player burst into flames
INTO JAPANESE
プレイヤーが炎上しました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Player was up in flames
INTO JAPANESE
プレイヤーは炎に包まれていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The player was in flames
INTO JAPANESE
プレイヤーは炎に包まれました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The player was in flames
That didn't even make that much sense in English.