Wayne National Forest Coal Refuse Fire

I have seen coal seam fires in Alaska that were started by lightning, but until today I had never heard of a "coal refuse fire". Apparently they are pretty common in southeast Ohio where the Wayne National Forest has been dealing with this mostly underground, one-acre "Coal Dale" fire since October 29. Now they are saying it is out.

According to the Logan Daily News:

"Using heavy equipment, D.J. Group, Inc. from Beverly spread the burning coal debris out onto a previously stripped mined area where it was extinguished. Once the material cooled, the entire area was graded to its original condition. This spring the area will be reseeded and planted with trees native to the area."

Here is a link to the InciWeb info, but it has not been updated since November 20.
(photo by US Forest Service)