 Fire Finally Extinguished After 180 Years, --- News --- |
 Oct 4, 2007 - 12:24 AM
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China: A fire in the Rujigou coal field has been extinguished after burning for more than 180 years. The fire burned 1 million tons of coal and released 90,000 tons of hazardous material into the atmosphere each year at a cost of $40 million.
During the last ten years in excess of $53 million has been spent on trying to put out the blaze which is destroying high grade anthracite coal. It is rumoured that the fire was deliberately set by mistreated miners. "It's impossible to prove the legend. But there was a good chance that the fire started from the ground in the first place as miners used to camp on the mining field, lighting fires to cook or warm themselves," said Zhang Wenjiang. Full Story: http://www.newsdaily.com/TopNews/UPI-1-200...na-coalfire.xml  /http://www.newsdaily.com/TopNews/UP...a-coalfire.xml
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Oct 4, 2007 - 8:24 AM
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yeah but my muffler emitting crap is ruining the planet. ill have china pay my tickets.
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kerosene Fire Finally Extinguished After 180 Years, --- News --- Oct 4, 2007 - 12:24 AM
Davesceli Whoa.....90,000 tons of crap in our air X 180 yrs ... Oct 4, 2007 - 12:36 AM Celiracer18 blame china for emission standards then? Oct 4, 2007 - 8:17 AM Valo666 wow...16.2 million tons of hazardous material in t... Oct 4, 2007 - 1:26 PM playr158 damn the chinese and causing global warming! Oct 4, 2007 - 1:55 PM
FlamingCelica Damn, that must have been a huge ass coal mine to ... Oct 4, 2007 - 3:23 PM |
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