Utah Coal Mine Remains On Fire Almost 3 Months Later – By Caroline Guerin (IB Times) / Dec 21, 2022
A coal mine fire in Utah that has been burning for nearly three months is wreaking havoc on the impoverished town surrounding it and is threatening the jobs of 230 workers.
The fire started in late September in the Lila Canyon mine, about 110 miles southeast of Provo. It’s a top three coal-producing mine in Utah, providing nearly a third of the state’s coal and it yielded 3.3 million tons in 2020.
Officials still haven’t determined a cause and are struggling with how to put it out. Local officials believe spontaneous combustion is the culprit, a common cause of a coal mine fire.
The Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
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