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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pyrophobia

"morbid fear or fire," 1871, from pyro- + -phobia.

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pyrophobia

n. The hate, or an abnormal or even irrational fear of fires or flames.

WordNet
pyrophobia

n. a morbid fear of fire

Wikipedia
Pyrophobia

Pyrophobia is an irrational fear of fire, beyond what is considered normal. This phobia is ancient and primordial, perhaps since mankind's discovery of fire.