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Burning anything in a closed room consumes oxygen.

Additionally, the fumes from burning things can cause lung damage or even death due to smoke inhalation.

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Besides the fire hazard, the burning lamp consumes oxygen. In a sealed room, left burning long rnough, it would use up all the oxygen, and you would die.

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