Water Supply to Mine Fire Protects Infrastructure PUMPS • TANKS • FILTRATION • PIPE • SPILLGUARDS 800 742 7246 rainforrent.com BACKGROUND The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) required assistance for the design of a temporary water supply necessary for mine fire suppression. The fire had been burning continually for two years and the only water source, a reservoir, was located 1.4-miles away. The incident was ignited by flames from a burning automobile spreading to a coal refuse pile, then travelling into seams of coal within the mine. The customer required a system that could transfer water at 1,200 GPM to hot spots (up to 1,000 °F) while a separate contractor built a 150’ trench around the fire-affected area to preven

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