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Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. [1] [a] At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced. The flame is the visible portion of the fire.
May 24, 2024 · Officials say at least nine people have been killed and 64 are injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in Maharashtra state’s Thane district.
Jan 22, 2022 · Mumbai Fire Updates: At least six persons were killed and 23 others injured in a major fire that broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in the Tardeo area of central Mumbai on...
- Priya Jaiswal
2 days ago · Temperatures in the Indian capital have hit record highs this year. Calls reporting fires between April and June more than doubled from a year ago to over 9,000, fire services data show. And ...
Jun 19, 2024 · fire, rapid burning of combustible material with the evolution of heat and usually accompanied by flame. It is one of the human race’s essential tools, control of which helped start it on the path toward civilization. Understand the reason why fire flames have different color, shape, and movement.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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1 day ago · The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The death is the second fire fatality in central Ohio in two days. On Wednesday, a 3-year-old girl died in a fire in Lancaster, Fairfield County.
May 14, 2022 · NEW DELHI (AP) — A massive fire erupted Friday evening in a four-story commercial building in the Indian capital, killing at least 27 people and leaving several others injured, the fire control room said.