Fire Underground

Author : David Dekok
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762758244
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Underground written by David Dekok and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a modern-day mine disaster has turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town * For much of its history, Centralia, Pennsylvania, had a population of around 2,000. By 1981, this had dwindled to just over 1,000—not unusual for a onetime mining town. But as of 2007, Centralia had the unwelcome distinction of being the state's tiniest municipality, with a population of nine. The reason: an underground fire that began in 1962 has decimated the town with smoke and toxic gases, and has since made history. Fire Underground is the completely updated classic account of the fire that has been raging under Centralia for decades. David DeKok tells the story of how the fire actually began and how government officials failed to take effective action. By 1981 the fire was spewing deadly gases into homes. A twelve-year-old boy dropped into a steaming hole as a congressman toured nearby. DeKok describes how the people of Centralia banded together to finally win relocation funds—and he reveals what has happened to the few remaining residents as the fiftieth anniversary of the fire's beginning nears.

Author : J. Dee Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781932360523
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freaks & Fire written by J. Dee Hill and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freaks and Fire is a free-falling leap into the world of radical circus. Beyond the historical confines of Ringling Bros. and scorning the big-budget schemes of Cirque du Soleil, these tightly knit troupes focus on bringing audiences thrills spun around an ideological center. From the sick-out shockfests of the infamous Jim Rose Circus to the anarchic burlesque of the Bindlestiff Family Circus, J. Dee Hill brings readers into the diverse and all-consuming world of circus as commentary, lifestyle, and play.

Author : The Voice Martyrs
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 1418515620
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hearts of Fire written by The Voice Martyrs and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight women from eight very different backgrounds. Yet the struggles they each faced rang with eerie similarity. These courageous women from across the globe-Pakistan, India, Romania, Former Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, Nepal, Indonesia-shared similar experiences of hardship, subjugation, and persecution, all because of their faith in Christ. Yet all of these women have emerged from adversity as leaders and heroines. The eight modern-day pilgrims featured in Hearts of Fire are the hidden jewels in the church universal. They are worthy role models of faith and passion, and women of every age will gain new strength and hope for their own times of crisis and trial as they read these inspiring stories. Each story concludes with thoughtful self-reflection questions for the reader.

Author : Ronald S. Conti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Response Preparedness for Underground Mines written by Ronald S. Conti and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Protection in Underground and Surface Metal and Nonmetal Mines written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Glennette Tilley Turner
Publisher : Newman Educational Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780938990055
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Underground Railroad in Illinois written by Glennette Tilley Turner and published by Newman Educational Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The activities of the Underground Railroad, and the Abolitionist Movement in Illinois are documented by the author in this meticulously researched book.

Author : Ronald S. Conti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Response of Underground Fire Sensors written by Ronald S. Conti and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald S. Conti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Underground Coal Mine Fire Preparedness and Response Checklist written by Ronald S. Conti and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536224707
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster written by Sally M. Walker and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historic mine fire traps hundreds of men underground in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction meticulously researched and told by a master of the genre. It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. By seven a.m., 484 of these men are underground, starting jobs that range from taking care of the mules that haul coal to operating cages that raise and lower workers and coal to chiseling out rocks and coal from the tunnels of the mine. With the electrical system broken, they’re guided by kerosene torches—and come early afternoon, a slow-moving disaster begins, barely catching the men’s attention until it’s too late. In what starts as an hour-by-hour account, Sally Walker tells the riveting and horrifying story of the Cherry Mine fire, which trapped hundreds of men underground. Alternating between rescue efforts above and the heroic measures of those trying to survive the poor air and entrapment below, the tragic story unfolds over eight excruciating days in a narrative compelled by the miners’ hope and absolute will to survive. Rich with archival photographs and documents, this stirring account includes sources, bibliography, an author’s note, and follow-up information about survivors, rescuers, and families.

Author : Michael S. Blinderman
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081003242
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underground Coal Gasification and Combustion written by Michael S. Blinderman and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is carried out in unmined coal seams, using wells drilled from the surface and converting coal into synthesis gas. The gas can be used for power generation and synthesis of automotive fuels, fertilizers and other products. UCG offers financial, social, and environmental benefits over conventional coal extraction and utilization methods and may play a critical role in ensuring energy security in the future. Underground Coal Gasification and Combustion provides an overview of underground coal gasification technology, its current status and future directions. Comprehensive in approach, the book covers history, science, technology, hydrogeology, rock mechanics, environmental performance, economics, regulatory and commercial aspects of UCG projects. The first book on the subject in forty years, it is unique in analysing more than a century of global UCG developments by experts from Australia, Canada, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, the USA and Uzbekistan. Provides researchers, engineers, industry, educators and regulators with an authoritative overview of science and practical applications of underground coal gasification technologies Offers insight into efficiency, environmental performance, costs, permitting issues and commercial aspects of UCG projects Written by scientists and practitioners of UCG technology sharing hands-on experience of step-by-step UCG implementation