What Exactly Is Fire?
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Basically, fire is a chemical reaction that needs three things, which are referred to as “The Fire Triangle.” Those things are oxygen, fuel and heat.
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Sources:
Oxidizers Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization:
http://ehs.unl.edu/sop/s-oxidizers_ch...
“The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals has three separate classifications for oxidizers; gases, liquids, and solids."
All About Fire:
http://www.nfpa.org/press-room/report...
“The ancient Greeks believed that fire was one the four basic elements that composed all things in the universe. In the mythology of virtually every culture, fire is a sacred substance that gives life or power."
Information About The Fire Triangle/Tetrahedron And Combustion:
http://www.firesafe.org.uk/informatio...
“In order to understand how fire extinguishers work, you first need to know a little about combustion. Unfortunately, it is impossible in this short introduction to completely describe all the complex chemical and physical reactions that take place during a fire."
What Is Fire?:
http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/F...
“Fire is the visible effect of the process of combustion – a special type of chemical reaction. It occurs between oxygen in the air and some sort of fuel."
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