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A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke. There are three types of burns:
Burning Sensation in Chest: Other Causes to Watch Out. Except heartburn and heart attack, here are other possible causes of that burning feeling in chest: 1. Esophagitis. This inflammation can destroy the tissues of the tube that carries foods from the mouth to the stomach (esophagus).