Abandoned Coal Mines May Have Fueled Colorado Wildfires
1/31/2022- 7:15 p.m.
Abandoned Coal Mines May Have Fueled Colorado Wildfires
Boulder County is investigating abandoned coal mines as a possible cause of December’s devastating fires.
Across the US around 259 underground mine have been ablaze in over a dozen states as of last September.
Fires in the mines can be sparked at temperatures as low as 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
