Fire is a phenomenon of combustion manifested in intense heat and light in the form of a glow or flames. The word fire when used with an indefinite article is commonly used to describe either a fuel in a state of combustion (such as a campfire or a fire in a fireplace or kitchen stove) or an instance of violent, destructive and uncontrolled burning (such as a wildfire and fires in buildings and vehicles.

Creation of fire

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Fire is not a state of matter: rather, it is an exothermic chemical reaction accompanied by intense heat released during a rapid oxidation of combustible material. Fire may be visible as the brilliant glow and flames and may produce smoke.

Fires start when a flammable or combustible material with adequate supply of oxygen or other oxidizer is subjected to enough heat. The common fire-causing sources of heat include a spark, another fire (such as an explosion, a fire in the oven or fireplace, or a lit match, lighter or cigarette) and sources of intense thermal radiation (such as sunlight, a flue, an incandescent light bulb or a radiant heater). Mechanical and electrical machinery may cause fire when combustible materials used on or located near the equipment are exposed to intense heat from Joule heating, friction or exhaust gas. Fires can sustain themselves by the further release of heat energy in the process of combustion and may propagate, provided there is continuous supply of oxygen and fuel. Fires may become uncontrolled and cause great damage to and destruction of human life, animals, plants and property.

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RT @WMassRepub:it does not require a majority to prevail,but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires http://bit.ly/1RbrZW
gjgowey (Geoffrey J Gowey) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:04:26 -0000
RT @WMassRepub:it does not require a majority to prevail,but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires http://bit.ly/1RbrZW
I'm also thinking that Balt City FD is going to be a bit busy tonight. Fires tend to happen when 8 of 10 houses on a block are boarded up.
JPMeyer74 (Jeffrey Meyer) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:02:32 -0000
I'm also thinking that Balt City FD is going to be a bit busy tonight. Fires tend to happen when 8 of 10 houses on a block are boarded up.
British Airways fires 3,000 as airline industry turns ugly
RICKINHOUSTON (Rick Morgan) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:12 -0000
British Airways fires 3,000 as airline industry turns ugly
Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix) [http://justradio.de]
Gipfelfunk (FJK) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:12 -0000
Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix) [http://justradio.de]
pray that ciara gets back with jazze pha and fires jamaica as a choreographer
FreshThanChris (Chris Law) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:55:53 -0000
pray that ciara gets back with jazze pha and fires jamaica as a choreographer
@mimiysl yea that bitch i hope it back fires
caseyblugrayp (casey blugrayp) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:55:34 -0000
@mimiysl yea that bitch i hope it back fires

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