milo159 t1_jd3r40y wrote on March 21, 2023 at 4:58 PM

Reply to comment by DeNir8 in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone

I imagine it would also be incredibly dangerous to even attempt, you're exposing coal thats been burning off of a tiny stream of o2 for ages, to a ton of air all at once.

DeNir8 t1_jd40pv3 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 5:58 PM

True. But then there is no coal. Removing the fuel would make it stop burning.