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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. [ 1][page needed][ 2][ 3][page needed] It is burning at depths of up to 300 ft ...
U.S. Route 219 ( US 219) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Rich Creek, Virginia, to West Seneca, New York. From near Grantsville, Maryland north to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, US 219 is Corridor N of the Appalachian Development Highway System. From Meyersdale, Pennsylvania to just south of Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, US 219 is a ...
The fire went unnoticed by workers for 45 minutes before efforts to move the fire began; however, the workers only succeeded in spreading the fire to the mine's support timbers. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] The mine's large fan was reversed in an attempt to blow out the fire, but this only succeeded in igniting the fan house itself as well as the escape ladders ...
Route 219 project: How two men with local ties are helping Somerset County get the money to finish Route 219 Four phases to finish Route 219 to Maryland. The timeline includes four phases with the ...
An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine ...
Jun. 28—MEYERSDALE — While gathering alongside fellow U.S. Route 219 supporters to mark the project's latest $53 million milestone, Somerset Trust's Henry Cook recalled a day more than 30 ...
The Martin JRM Mars is a large, four-engined cargo transport flying boat designed and built by the Martin Company for the United States Navy during World War II.It was the largest Allied flying boat to enter production, although only seven were built.
12–14 August: 2 policemen, 2 security guards dead. The Marikana massacre was the killing of thirty-four miners by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on 16 August 2012 during a six-week wildcat strike at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana near Rustenburg in South Africa's North West province. The massacre constituted the most lethal use ...