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Montana coal seam fire is out after smoldering for decades
2015-03-03 04:56:34| Waste Management - Topix.net
Bill Snoddy with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality says the Settler's Stripping Coal Fire is out and reclamation work on the Treasure County site is underway. The Great Falls Tribune reports that Snoddy said the fire burned for as long as 70 years after a lightning strike hit an exposed section of the 15-foot-thick seam.
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