Talk:Mine fire
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[edit] WETMAN
Could the image be made a little darker? --Wetman 22:23, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
- See your discussion page, anyway I made it smaller for ya'll.
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[edit] Southern Ohio mine fire
During a labor dispute over wages in 1884, striking miners sabotaged a mine at New Straitsville, Ohio by using oil-soaked timbers as an accelerant. The coal seam was fourteen feet (5m) across and extended an undetermined distance into the earth. After several days the fire had become evident but by then it was too late to stop it from spreading. Later on, the water temperature in wells in the area was rising. Eventually the water was hot enough to make instant coffee and tea. By 2002, smoke started issuing from the ground in Wayne National Forest. It is estimated that by 2005, more than two hundred square miles (484 sq km) of coal has burned. -Ohio Historical Society. Musicwriter 01:10, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Merge with coal fire?
No need to merge mine fire with coal fire. Mine fire implies it's a fire in a mine, whereas many coal seam fires aren't associated with mines, and start naturally. Mine fires also include other types of fire, including mechanical accidents, etc. I don't see them as being entirely congrunent; however, coal seam fires are a type of mine fire, so I don't see any problem with duplicating the info. Bytes are cheap, after all. Rolinator 09:17, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
I am adding a cross-reference, which ought to be sufficient. Peterkingiron 23:30, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
You also get coal fires in power station coal stockpiles, completely different to mine fires, so I suggest we keep them separate.--Graham Proud 22:58, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
