How are fossil fuels burnt? What makes the flame?

Question

It can't be an electric flame or a match or a light and I doubt they would use flint and steel or fires caused by friction or a lens which uses heat from the sun. So what makes the flame?

Answer

They are used in different ways. In a car, they are vapourised, mixed with air, and ignited with a spark. In a coal fired power plant, the answer is remarkably simple. The coal is turned into dust and then burnt in air inside a furnace lit by a flame.

How are fossil fuels burnt? What makes the flame?

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