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Fire Beneath Their Feet
Imagine if your town or city were set atop a fire. All over the world there are fires that have been burning in underground coalmines for decades. In India’s eastern Jharia region, people inhabit the baked and smoking earth directly above a 90-year-old co
All over the world there are fires in underground coalmines that have been burning for decades. Reporter Nilanjana Bhowmick reports from India’s coal region on what it’s like to live on ground that’s been spouting smoke and fire for 90 years.