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Fire is a chemical reaction between oxygen and some flammable substance that produces heat and light. Lava is molten rock that has reached Earth's surface from a volcano.

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Fire is a chemical reaction between oxygen an a flammable substance such as wood or oil. Lava is molten rock.

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