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  2. Fire accelerant - Wikipedia

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    Arsonists who use large amounts of available combustible material rather than ignitable liquids try to avoid detection. Using large fuel loads can increase the rate of fire growth as well as spread the fire over a larger area, thus increasing the amount of fire damage. Inappropriate amounts and types of fuel in a particular area can indicate ...

  3. Fireplace insert - Wikipedia

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    A fireplace insert [1] is a device that can be inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. Fireplace inserts can be fuelled by gas, wood, electricity, coal, or wood pallet. Most fireplace inserts are made from cast iron or steel. Fresh air enters through vents below the insert, where it then circulates around the main ...

  4. Fire retardant - Wikipedia

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    It is designed to be applied to fuel beds around homes and outbuildings to create a firebreak in the fuels leading up to each structure. [19] Ember Bloc is another consumer-based fire retardant gel that can be applied to the exterior of one's house and nearby structures to help protect against both embers and flames in a wildfire.

  5. Combustibility and flammability - Wikipedia

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    The burning of a solid material may appear to lose weight if the mass of combustion gases (such as carbon dioxide and water vapor) are not taken into account. The original mass of flammable material and the mass of the oxygen consumed (typically from the surrounding air) equals the mass of the flame products (ash, water, carbon dioxide, and ...

  6. Class B fire - Wikipedia

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    [3] [5] This is because Class B fires typically have a fuel with a lower density than water (causing it to rise) and the burning fluid is hotter than the boiling point of water (212 °F or 100 °C). The resulting sudden rising of a column of flames together with droplets of boiling fuel and water is generally known as a slopover.

  7. Wood-burning stove - Wikipedia

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    Wolfgang Schroeter invented the first wood-burning stove with a cast iron frame and glass door. This allowed the user to see the fire burning inside the stove. [16] A fireplace insert converts a wood-burning fireplace to a wood-burning stove. A fireplace insert is a self-contained unit that rests inside the existing fireplace and chimney.

  8. Fire - Wikipedia

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    Burning fuel converts chemical energy into heat energy; wood has been used as fuel since prehistory. [27] The International Energy Agency states that nearly 80% of the world's power has consistently come from fossil fuels such as petroleum, natural gas, and coal in the past decades. [28]

  9. Stove - Wikipedia

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    A wood-burning stove (or wood burner or log burner in the UK) is a heating or cooking appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood-derived biomass fuel, such as sawdust bricks. Generally the appliance consists of a solid metal (usually cast iron or steel ) closed firebox, often lined by fire brick , and one or more air controls (which can be ...

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