There can be a release of energy without oxygen, but it will not result in a fire, just an explosion. You can make arguments for things like the sun “burning” in the vacuum of space, but that is fusion, and a far different thing than lighting a match.
There can be a release of energy without oxygen, but it will not result in a fire, just an explosion. You can make arguments for things like the sun “burning” in the vacuum of space, but that is fusion, and a far different thing than lighting a match.