How can fire spread? Isn’t it just a chemical reaction? What about other reactions? Is there a reason they don’t spread?

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How can fire spread? Isn’t it just a chemical reaction? What about other reactions? Is there a reason they don’t spread?

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Fire is a group of chemical reactions which require high temperatures to get started but then give off more energy then it takes to start them. This additional energy from the reactions are able to heat up nearby chemicals which cause them to undergo similar reactions themselves. This is how the fire spreads.

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