Yes. Heat rises. As it rises away from the heat source, the heated gases begin to cool. The gases at the circumference of the updraft cool first, because they're exposed to cooler air more than the center of the column. Losing heat, there's more fire tetrahedron, and the flames are foreshortened, leaving the fire looking like a cone.
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