eli5 what causes the sound a fire makes?

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Not the crackling, but the low hum that sounds like white noise?

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geekworking commented

Combinations of gasses escaping the wood, sap in the wood boiling out, and a bit of air flow.
Daniel96dsl commented

air flow and heating causes changes in pressure that travel through the air at the speed of sound