Smoke has been coming from the ground near a home in Fairchance, Fayette County, for days, according to community members. The situation has left many people living nearby concerned and wondering what ...

A coal mine where an underground fire on Jan. 13, 2025 prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is working to determine how big an underground mine fire is in Fairchance Borough.

Three days after a Pennsylvania woman searching for her ... drop into a damp, dark hole where coal mining ended seven decades ago. After overnight snowfall left a thin coating on the ground ...

As of Tuesday afternoon, West Virginia officials have not provided any update on the status of the fire to 12 News. After the ...

Latrobe fire Chief John Brasile said mine subsidence ... But, he stressed, the historical benefits of coal mining in Pennsylvania outweigh contemporary concerns or costs. “It’s an enormous ...

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Doctors say 16 coal miners have suffered burns and injuries from a methane gas fire at a coal mine in southern Poland ...