There is photographic evidence that SS Titanic coal fire warped and weakened the hull for a glancing iceberg collision to cause the very large hull breech....giant quantities of coal exposed to air can yield combustion and fire ....I do not know what started the Pennsylvania coal fire

Chernobyl Galveston Centralia all monuments of death for boiling water or burning fossil fuels where turning on the water faucets can be ignited to a flame or poison / burn your hands or throat....we all could live Green lives shutting down nukes refineries and coal www.howiehawkins.us peace through Green jobs

I’ve been through there many times. Before, during and since the fire and town disappeared. Used to be a nice little coal town. After the government bought everybody out, they bulldozed it down. Holes were opening up and they feared the homes would sink into the fire. Was interesting seeing smoke coming up out of the ground different places. When it rained, there was steam coming up everywhere.

Now that is what you call a carbon footprint.

says it all about American political mentality, save peoples homes and livelihoods, or move everyone out and burn it down?
First question...what is the cheaper alternative?

Holy crap! That's freaking amazing...

Been there...eerie. A deep coal seam is what is burning.