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Posted: Mar 04 2016 (02:30)
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One of India's largest and most productive coal fields is also home to some of the longest-burning fires in the world.
About 70 fires have sprouted up at eastern India's Jharia coal fields, which cover more than 100 square miles and have been mined since the late 1800s. The first recorded coal fired broke out in 1916, and fires have burned there ever since.
It is just one of the thousands of coal fires that are burning around the world — a costly and dangerous phenomenon.
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About 70 fires have sprouted up at eastern India's Jharia coal fields, which cover more than 100 square miles and have been mined since the late 1800s. The first recorded coal fired broke out in 1916, and fires have burned there ever since.
It is just one of the thousands of coal fires that are burning around the world — a costly and dangerous phenomenon.
The...
more...
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