Fire

Fire is a form of combustion. Most typically, the word fire refers to the combination of the brilliant glow and large amount of heat released during a rapid, self-sustaining exothermic oxidation process of combustible gases ejected from a fuel. The flames are a body of plasma that releases heat and light. Fires start when a fuel is subjected to heat or another energy source, e.g. a match or lighter, and are sustained by the further release of heat energy until all the combustible fuel is consumed.

External links

• ( http://www.hkc22.com/fireprotection.html ) Fire Protection worldwide for passive and active fireprotection 2005 to 2015
• What exactly is fire? (from The Straight Dope)
• Early human fire mastery revealed BBC article on archeological discoveries
• Parts of a candle flame
• Flames in microgravity
• Spiral flames in microgravity
• moebuildingcontrol.co.uk - UK Guidance on fire safety codes and fire engineering