Then, carefully light the newspaper or fire starter. I personally like to use a propane torch lighter, but matches or regular lighters work well too. This should start to ignite the smaller sticks, which in-turn will ignite the larger sticks. Once the larger sticks start to burn, start ...
using gas, lighter fluid or other accelerants to start a fire is asking for trouble that you don't want to receive. Stick to matches and maybe a fire-starter stick if you need it to get things going. Wax fire starters also work well. ...