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In 1926 a forest fire destroyed 7 miles of the log flume [17] and in 1927 George Hume sold some of the company's assets. [17] On April 8, 1935, he sold the remainder the company, including the dam and 20,000 acres of land, to the U.S. National Forest Service .
A coal seam-fueled eternal flame in Australia known as "Burning Mountain" is claimed to be the world's longest burning fire, at 6,000 years old. [42] A coal mine fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been burning beneath the borough since 1962. A coal field fire in Jharia, Jharkhand, India, is known to have been burning for almost a century.
The materials used for a traditional firelog are variable, the sawdust used is often commercial wood waste from manufacturers, or waste agricultural biomass (nut shells, fruit pits, etc.); additionally bio-wax may be used in lieu of paraffin (petroleum-based wax). There are wood and wax firelogs made using renewable materials.
Unusually intense fire behavior was observed on the first night, with crowning occurring late into the night. [12] On the second day, extremely active fire behavior was recorded, including spots 1km ahead of the fire, and occasional torching. In the morning, the fire jumped the Athabasca River. By noon, it had spread further, with an infrared ...
10 August – a fire on the Noteć Forest burned 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of forest. 26 August – Kuźnia Raciborska fire: on a fire in and around Kuźnia Raciborska destroyed 90.62 km 2 (34.99 sq mi) of forest and killed two firefighters. [13] 2020: A fire in the Biebrza National Park burned 6,000 ha of forest.
An andiron, firedog, fire-dog, fire dog or iron-dog is a bracket support, normally one of a pair, on which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace, so that air may circulate under the firewood, allowing better burning and less smoke. They generally consist of a tall vertical element at the front, with at least two legs.