Coal fire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania
"In 1979, locals became aware of the scale of the problem when a gas-station owner and then mayor, John Coddington, inserted a stick into one of his underground tanks to check the fuel level. When he withdrew it, it seemed hot, so he lowered a thermometer down on a string and was shocked to discover that the temperature of the gasoline in the tank was 172 °F (77.8 °C). Statewide attention to the fire began to increase, culminating in 1981 when 12-year-old resident Todd Domboski almost fell into a subsidence four feet wide by 150 feet (46 m) deep that suddenly opened beneath his feet in a backyard."
" The underground fire is still burning and will continue to do so for a predicted 250 more years."
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Re: Centralia, Pennsylvania
First thing that came to mind was "Shee - it ! The pothole from hell."
I'll have to ask around to see if anything like that happened 'round here.
I'll have to ask around to see if anything like that happened 'round here.