Have you ever seen coal burn? If yes, why? (lemmy.world)

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In person I mean.

*Sigh. Not charcoal. Real coal.

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[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

No, but this topic sent me down a rabbit hole briefly.

You may have heard of the Marshall Fire in Boulder, Colorado that burned 1000 homes and killed two people within the city in 2021.

In the area of the point of ignition of this wildfire, an underground coal fire has been known to be burning for the past 150 years. As far as I know they still haven't ruled it out as a possible cause.

[-] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago

The fact that the city decided to build over that is nuts.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

It was the opposite of a flood plain, but the land was just as cheap!

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

They didn't start the fire, it was always burning 🎶

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