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The present invention relates to a fire starter for use as sole fuel to ignite a log of wood in order to start a campfire or a fire in a fireplace easily and quickly. Advantageously, starting a fire with the fire starter of the present invention avoids the necessity of using paper and/or firewood. T

The present invention relates to a fire starter for use as sole fuel to ignite a log of wood in order to start a campfire or a fire in a fireplace easily and quickly. Advantageously, starting a fire with the fire starter of the present invention avoids the necessity of using paper and/or firewood. The fire starter is made of a sealed flammable bag enclosing wood shavings treated with at least one combustible solution. Inside the bag, the wood shavings are in contact with each other and sufficiently spaced from each other to allow air circulation therebetween. A flame-retardant sheet is optionally inserted in the bag, underneath the treated wood shavings.

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1. A fire starter for use as sole fuel to ignite a log of wood, the fire starter comprising: wood shavings treated with at least one combustible solution; a sealed flammable bag having a top and a bottom, said bag enclosing said wood shavings, so that the wood shavings are in contact with each o

1. A fire starter for use as sole fuel to ignite a log of wood, the fire starter comprising: wood shavings treated with at least one combustible solution; a sealed flammable bag having a top and a bottom, said bag enclosing said wood shavings, so that the wood shavings are in contact with each other and sufficiently spaced from each other to allow air circulation therebetween; and a flame-retardant sheet inside the bag, underneath the treated wood shavings. 2. A fire starter according to claim 1, wherein the flame-retardant sheet completely covers the bottom of the bag. 3. A fire starter according to claim 1, wherein the flame-retardant sheet is thick enough to resist disintegration, under combustion conditions, for at least 45 minutes. 4. A fire starter according to claim 1, wherein the flame-retardant sheet is an aluminium sheet. 5. A fire starter according to claim 4, wherein the aluminium sheet has a thickness varying between 0.235 μm and 0.350 μm. 6. A fire starter according to claim 4, wherein the aluminium sheet has a reflecting side which is oriented towards the wood shavings. 7. A fire starter according to claim 1, wherein at least one combustible solution comprises a first solution and a second solution, where the first solution is an oil and the second solution is melted paraffin. 8. A fire starter according to claim 7, wherein the oil is a vegetable oil. 9. A fire starter according to claim 7, wherein the treated wood shavings are prepared by: sprinkling oil on a batch of wood shavings and obtaining oily wood shavings; and sprinkling melted paraffin on the oily wood shavings. 10. A fire starter according to claim 1, wherein the bag is made of paper. 11. A fire starter according to claim 1, wherein the bag is substantially flat. 12. A fire starter according to claim 11, wherein the bag has a length of 30 cm and a width of 20 cm. 13. A fire starter according to claim 1, wherein the bag is filled with between 2.0 liters and 2.5 liters of treated wood shavings. 14. A fire starter according to claim 8, wherein the bag is filled with between 2.0 liters and 2.5 liters of treated wood shavings.