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Old 20-04-2010, 17:39   #6
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Fire on the site of the old Highams Mill.

Over the last couple of days someone has been cutting the trees down(not sure if this was legal or not as the Country Ranger and the police were supposed to be checking yesterday).......Ma said that the fire was where some of this tree felling had been done, but also that it seemed to take ages for the brigade to get the fire under control.

There are coal seams in this area and Ma wondered whether it was related to this.......a leak of 'fire damp' gases.
The brigade were using water and then foam to extinguish the blaze and the police were in attendance even after the fire was out. It just seemed a bit 'strange'.
I am just being really nosey.
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