Opinion Collector

Burns are injuries that result from dry heat like fire, flame, a piece of hot metal, or the sun, contact with wire carrying high tension electric current or by lightning or friction. Scalds are caused by most heat due to boiling water, steam, oil, hot tar, etc.
Chemical burns are caused by strong acids, example sulphuric acid, nitric acid or by strong alkalies like caustic soda, caustic potash.
Nuclear burn is caused by the instantaneous flash of intense heat given off by a nuclear explosion it is capable if causing superficial burns on the exposed skin of persons several miles away.