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DISASTER● ELEVATED1h ago · Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 AM

Underground fire: Blaze in German lignite mine cannot be extinguished

EuroNews [en] · western europe

Sparked by a forest fire, hardly any flames are visible above ground, yet underground it still smoulders on a former lignite site in Thuringia and could burn for years.

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