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What is Fire?

by | Dec 17, 2020 | FAQs | 0 comments

a burning fire - from the article What is fire?

Fire Explained

In this article, What is Fire? you will learn what fire really is and the best way to explain it to others.

A fire consists of three elements:

 

  1. Fuel: something which will burn
  2. Heat: enough to make the fuel burn
  3. Oxygen: air
All three elements must be present at the same time to have a fire. The result is a combination of light and heat that comes from a chemical reaction from those elements. 
Fire will burn until one or more of the elements is removed, then the fire will go out.
Now you know what fire is, but what about smoke?
Learn why smoke comes from fire in this article. 

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