Wigan trial to put out two-year underground fire begins
Wigan trial to put out two-year underground fire begins
www.bbc.com Wigan trial to put out two-year underground fire begins
A new technique will attempt to put out a colliery spoil fire which has been burning since 2021.
Colliery spoil left over from the industrial past has been alight under Green Lane in Leigh, Wigan, since 2021.
A three-week trial of injecting liquid grout to extinguish two fire hotspots is due to start this month.
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