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 Post subject: Experts try to avoid ‘another Centralia’
PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:46 am 
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Experts try to avoid ‘another Centralia’


BY BEN WOLFGANG
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POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN & HERALD
October 24, 2008

An underground trash fire just outside Pottsville has local, county and state officials worried “another Centraliaâ€

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i just saw this on the front page of the paper when i stopped to buy the gas on the way back from the mine today.

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Anyone got pictures of this?

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this could be bad......

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Official: Trash fire extinguished; arson

BY BEN WOLFGANG
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POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN & HERALD
October 29, 2008

Fears of “another Centraliaâ€

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Coal Township has had three close calls in the last year with coal refuse fires. The first fire to occur started two years ago at the Excelsior culm banks. After nearly 600,000 tons of coal were removed the fire was extinguished.

Last Feburary an illegal dump near Coal Run caught fire but was quickly put out by Susquehanna Coal and local firefighters. More recently another illegal dump near Gowen City burned for nearly two weeks. Local fire departments dumped thousands of gallons of water and also ultilized foam to extinguish this fire.

Coal refuse fires are happening to frequently in this area and more precautions should be taken to prevent another Centralia.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:12 pm 
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is that fire still burning up on top of the glenburn culm bank?

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Yes, although the Glen Burn fire has been less visable in recent years. There's also a section near Coal Run that continues to burn, however, this part of the fire is a mine fire and not a culm refuse fire.

The fire is actually quite complex. OSHA has it listed as two underground and two coal refuse fires, but its consided one fire. The exact cause and date are unknown.

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Larry, do you know where the Coal Run part of the fire is exactly?


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