Burner is a fairly uncommon type of anomaly featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat.
General characteristics
thumb|300px|right|Triggering burner anomalies. It can be a bit difficult to see, even in daylight, as it's only revealed by a faint heat haze. If the anomaly is triggered by either a living being or an item, such as a metal bolt, it shoots out a tall pillar of flame in the air, burning everything in its vicinity. Though somewhat rare, the Burner anomaly is most often found in clusters.
Some burner anomaly clusters also emit super-heated air around them, which damages and gradually kills anyone near their vicinity.
Variants
All three S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games feature mobile Burner anomalies, which deal much more damage than stationary Burner anomalies. In Shadow of Chernobyl, a mobile burner anomaly can be found in Lab X-18. In Clear Sky, one can be found in the Elevator in Dark Valley. This anomaly can be seen racing up and down the elevator clearly at night. In Call of Pripyat the Circus anomaly is a combination of of classic, stationary burner with two mobile ones. They can kill the player in one or two hits. Call of Pripyat also introduced a new type of this anomaly – the Boiler.
Shadow of Chernobyl
Known locations
These anomalies can be commonly encountered inside the underground complexes, such as Lab X16 or Lab X-18. In Wild Territory, several burner anomalies are located underneath the tunnel located near the entrance to the Yantar area. Zombified stalkers often tend to wander through the tunnel and die there. Some more can be found in the Garage right after the building where you originally found the Merc Snipers.
One can also find them around the Bandit Base in Dark Valley: One is in the hut at the entrance to the gas station (if you enter through the front entrance, you'll walk right into it), some are inside the bandit base in the trench below the derelict truck.
Formed artifacts
Clear Sky
Known locations
Burners are commonly found near the Fault Anomaly in the Swamps and Dark Valley. They can also be found at the Burnt Farmstead in the Swamps, In Yantar, near where you have to get the pda for Sakharov, and at the Symbiont in the Red Forest. They are also found within the Military Warehouses overlooking the road to the Garbage. The Concentration Camp also has Burners, but since the Bandits aren't too keen on letting you in, getting to them can be difficult.
Call of Pripyat
Characteristics
These anomalies deal significantly more damage, and mobile burner anomalies also appear more frequently than in the previous games.
Known locations
Burners are present in the Burnt Farmstead, Circus, Ash Heap, Boiler, Volcano and Department Store Basement anomalies.
Variants
Boiler
thumb|300px|right|Triggering a boiler anomaly. A new variant of the Burner, the Boiler anomaly, is present inside the aptly named Boiler anomaly field, as well as a few other water-based anomaly fields. They don't inflict nearly as much damage, but have a wider area of effect and deal more damage to your armor and helmet especially.
Formed artifacts
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