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  How Does It Work?    
 
What is Fire?
In order to have a fire, there must be three elements:
Fuel: something which will burn
Heat: enough to make the fuel burn
Oxygen: air

All three elements must be present at the same time to have a fire. Fire will burn until one or more of the elements is removed, then will go out.

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