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Discover why flames have different colors and shapes
Learn about the color, shape, and movement of fire.
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Wildfire near the freeway in San Bernardino National Forest, southern California.
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A burning wooden match.
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Fire resulting from the combustion of a fuel.
Einar Helland Berger

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