stuckinPA t1_jd4jrhk wrote on March 21, 2023 at 7:59 PM Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone The Centralia, PA mine fire is only 61 y/o. Barely even on the chart! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania Permalink 17
stuckinPA t1_jd4jrhk wrote
Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
The Centralia, PA mine fire is only 61 y/o. Barely even on the chart! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania