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The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate.
The fire at Clear Lake Lumber, 409 Main St. in Spartansburg, started in a boiler room and spread to a kiln, officials said. Mechanical issue suspected as cause of fire that ripped through ...
A fire killed 24 at a drug rehabilitation centre in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. [283] March 23 – A fire in a large condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, killed 13 and injured 28. [284] March 25 – 2018 Kemerovo fire. A fire killed 60 people, mostly children, at a mall in Kemerovo, Russia. [285] March 28 – 2018 Valencia ...
The Carbondale mine fire began in either 1943 or 1946 when a fire in Carbondale's city dump spread to nearby mine workings. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is unknown if the fire was natural or man-made. [ 2 ] In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a number of minor unsuccessful attempts were made to stop the fire by flooding the burning mine workings.
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The geographical setting of the Laurel Run mine fire has been compared to that of the Centralia mine fire. The Laurel Run mine fire was located on the southern spur of the Wilkes-Barre syncline. It is part of the ridge and valley geographical province. The coal beds that are on fire are the Ross bed, the Top Red Ash bed, and the Bottom Red Ash ...
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The fire, which began at 8:00 p.m., spread to the north and west. It consumed what was known as "Center Square" at the intersection of East Third and Mulberry Streets. The Great Fire of 1871 caused more than $300,000 worth of damage. [16] It was the worst fire to ever hit the downtown area in terms of area burned.