Pyrophobia is a fear of fire, a phobia that can be considered irrational when it goes beyond what is regarded as a normal response to fire. The source describes the fear as ancient and primordial, perhaps dating from humanity's discovery of fire. The term is used for the human reaction to fire itself: the fear of fire seen in other animals is not treated as pyrophobic, because they are thought not to understand the purpose of fire beyond a general sense of danger.
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Pyrophobia is a fear of fire, which can be considered irrational if beyond what is considered normal.
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