Coal fires that can't be extinguished with water 🛳️ 🔥 😱
What looks like a forest fire is actually a coal fire. Moreover, this fire isn't on land, but inside a cargo ship. But why isn't it being extinguished, despite the ship being surrounded by water on all sides? Because spontaneously combustible coal is almost impossible to extinguish with water—it simply doesn't reach the inner layers. Therefore, during fires in open coal mines, efforts are made to isolate the burning areas. But if the fire occurs underground, it can be impossible to extinguish and can burn for decades. Furthermore, coal can release carbon monoxide when exposed to water, so water is usually used not to extinguish it, but to prevent the fire from spreading.