Where in the world is probably the largest and longest burning coal fire?

adam86107

I would say this one is a good contender. http://www.emoti.com/archives/freak-flag/99/0158.html Feb 08 07, 8:47 PM

dbslady

Straitsville, an Appalachian coal town? Feb 08 07, 9:27 PM

McGruff

Adam, please pull the pertinent information from the source. Your answer won't be any good if that website closes. Feb 08 07, 9:39 PM

adam86107

The oldest known continuously burning fire is an underground coal fire in New South Wales, Australia. This fire apparently started over 2,000 years ago when lightning struck a large coal seam at a point where it reached the surface of the earth. Today the fire is more than 500 feet (152 meters) underground, and is still slowly eating away at the coal Feb 08 07, 9:46 PM

What-A-Mess

Been here. Pretty astounding! Not even close to the oldest but it is MANS fault! http://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/centralia.htm http://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/centralia.htm Feb 08 07, 11:46 PM

gmackematix

It was Centralia that inspired me to ask but I think Adam gets the yay. So here I am in snowy Britain, freezing my cobblers off, while Australia, which has more than its fair share of heat, has acres of coal burning under its feet!? Now where did I put my passport...? Feb 09 07, 1:27 AM

Baloo55th

GM, if you've got a B & M near you, you could keep your shoe repairer warm with some thermal longjohns for only £2.99..... Adam, thanks for that. You'd be surprised how fast some pages disappear off the net. University ones are the worst, and anything that looks like a blog too. Stuff even disappeared here once, in the Ally McAlly incident. Feb 09 07, 3:37 AM

peasypod

Gerard, may I say I'm sitting here sweating my cobblers off, or are those cobblers something I don't have? ;) Feb 09 07, 7:12 AM