I have tried it in both Creative and Survival. It does not appear to impact the daylight sensor. If a creature is standing directly in the space where the fire WOULD be, they are momentarily lit on fire. It does not appear to impact health.
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Apologies. Also just found a related bug report (which I guess I duplicated).
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