Beijing - China has put out a coalbed fire in its north-western region of Xinjiang - more than 400 years after the blaze started, an edition of the Weekly Digest seen in Beijing said yesterday. The fire in the Baiyanghe coalfield had spontaneously ignited in 1560, stated the newspaper, which is published by the Sichuan Daily.
400-year-old fire put out
Beijing - China has put out a coalbed fire in its north-western region of Xinjiang - more than 400 years after the blaze started…
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