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Burning Mountain (coal seam in Australia that has been burning underground for thousands of years) (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

As the coal seam fire article mentions, if the seam is permeable enough, it will suck oxygen in through the pores. The fire can also scavenge some oxygen from other compounds present among the coal. Basically, the fire finds a way, if enough activation energy and fuel is there.