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Fanning them brings in more oxygen. With more oxygen you get more fire.

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Because you are forcing more oxygen into it and that is what is needed for fire.

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When you fan a fire it keeps it burning because you are increasing the amount of available oxygen for the fire. Fire needs oxygen so fanning more oxygen is like feeding fuel to the fire.

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because of the oxygen

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