ground some have been smoldering for more than one hundred years when underground mining first began. most fires ignited spontaneously when minerals in the exposed coal heater. continued opencast mining has worsened the problem the fires cause the earth to fish and collapse destroying houses and causing landslides. the resulting carbon emissions have a devastating impact on the environment and the climate. that . saw the trees hard work doesn t pay off today. she s covered the chunks with ash to douse the fire a customer who had promised to buy her gold doesn t show up she worked for three days to make despite. the three desperately needed the money today. oh