Riddle: What grows but isn't alive and needs air but has no lungs? (Video)

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The riddle

I'm not alive, but I grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. I don't have a mouth, but water can kill me. What am I?

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Campers sit around me to keep warm.
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FireFire grows as it spreads, needs oxygen from the air to keep burning and goes out when you pour water on it.

About this riddle

A classic riddle. Think of something campers sit around that water puts out.

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