When he was 11, his father died after falling into a vat of boiling water.

Her head burned as if she'd fallen into a vat of fire.

As already mentioned his only son fell into a vat of boiling water and died.

A battle between the two ends when both fall into a vat of chemicals.

Meaning she'd like to tell him to jump into a very large vat of boiling oil.

When full, the buckets are dumped into a big vat.

It was like diving into a vat of sweet cream.

Vanyel felt as if someone had just dropped him into a vat of cold water.

He was really far gone; smelled like he'd fallen into a vat of corn.

"Is it just my imagination, or have we fallen into a large vat of honey?"