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Is it bad to breathe smoke from a fire?
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Only: Clean air is good to breath, try sitting upstream were wind is going.
Answered 9/17/2017
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Smoke: Smoke inhalation is the cause of most fire related deaths. This can be because many synthetic materials can throw off toxic fumes. A fire can consume available oxygen & sometimes gases are superheated & burn the airway/ respiratory tract.
Answered 10/23/2015
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Yes: It can damage your lungs. Smoke inhalation kills people.
Answered 8/26/2017
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Yes.: There are harmful substances in that smoke that can cause you harm.
Answered 3/24/2016
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