I think darker reds would work better than the black brushes in the middle, it could be a scorched texture but I don't think the execution worked.
The inner shape distracted me a lot, I thought it was some sort of carapace on first glance.
Perhaps you could emphasize more on the tilted and awkwardly thin handle and reduce the tenseness of the flames around it, It's hard to find the focus point when nearly whole of the icon is on fire.