A hidden fire that has been burning underground near Meeker since the 1930s is now hot enough that state crews are racing to ...

Centralia, Pennsylvania has been on fire for more than 60 years, and will likely continue to burn for decades more. Why?

Since 1962, a fire has burned beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-bustling mining town that is now home to only a handful ...

Less than a year after the Meeker area was hard-hit by wildfire, a state agency is initiating emergency, pre-emptive fuels reduction work to reduce the chance of a coal mine fire igniting a blaze near ...

Colorado mining officials have successfully put out a coal refuse fire that burned for 20 years. Crews with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety have been working to extinguish the ...

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The state announced Thursday the completion of a nearly year-long effort to extinguish a burning pile of century-old coal mining debris near Florence. The pile of rock, dirt and low-quality coal began ...

In short: Workers at the troubled underground Grosvenor Coal Mine in central Queensland have been evacuated after a fire on Saturday morning. Resources Safety Health Queensland says it was notified of ...

The state of Colorado will be holding a public meeting in Meeker to discuss its planned work related to a coal mine fire project near the town. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, ...