Ramgarh coal stock on fire
Ramgarh: A huge coal stock of the Topa project under Kuju area of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) in Ramgarh district caught fire due to spontaneous heating. Firefighting efforts were on to protect the coal, authorities said.
Around 80,000 metric tonnes of coal excavated from the mine were stored in the coal dump.
Rajiv Kumar Sinha, general manager of the Kuju area of CCL in Ramgarh district, said, "Spontaneous heating in a coal dump is a common phenomenon. We have deployed fire engines, water pumps, and machines to douse the fire, We are separating the remaining coal from the burning stock to stop the fire from spreading." TNN
The fire has been controlled, and engineers involved in firefighting believe it will be doused within a few days. As it's a surface fire, not an underground mine fire, they have a number of options, supporting tools, and expert engineers to control and douse the fire.
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Ramgarh coal stock on fire
Ramgarh: A huge coal stock of the Topa project under Kuju area of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) in Ramgarh district caught fire due to spontaneous heating. Firefighting efforts were on to protect the coal, authorities said. Around 80,000 metric tonnes of coal excavated from the mine were stored in the coal dump. Rajiv Kumar Sinha, general manager of the Kuju area of CCL in Ramgarh district, said, "Spontaneous heating in a coal dump is a common phenomenon. We have deployed fire engines, water pumps, and machines to douse the fire, We are separating the remaining coal from the burning stock to stop the fire from spreading." TNN The fire has been controlled, and engineers involved in firefighting believe it will be doused within a few days. As it's a surface fire, not an underground mine fire, they have a number of options, supporting tools, and expert engineers to control and douse the fire.
