fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
Conflagration is an uncontrolled burning that threatens human life, health, property or ecology. A conflagration can be accidentally or intentionally created. Arson can be accomplished for the purpose of sabotage, diversion, and also can be the consequence of pyromania.
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conflagration A violent fire extanding to a large area.
conflagration A large-scale sociopolitical conflict, such as a revolution or a war, involving many people or many countries.