If you cant have fire in space due to the fact there is no oxygen is the sun really made up of fire and gas or

Question: If you cant have fire in space due to the fact there is no oxygen is the sun really made up of fire and gas or something else?
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  fire,
  gas,
  oxygen,
  sun
Asked by Costy to Norah, Kevin, Jenny, James, Dominic on 15 Mar 2017.
- James Harpur answered on 15 Mar 2017:
  
  Good observation.
  
  The sun is not made of fire, it is of gas thou. The sun’s shine and heat is as a result of nuclear fusion, not fire. Fusion is when two or more atoms collide and end up merging together. When they merge, they release energy which comes in the form of heat and light.

Question: If you cant have fire in space due to the fact there is no oxygen is the sun really made up of fire and gas or something else?