The man-made structures hold a mixture of the noncombustible ingredients of coal and the ash trapped by equipment designed to reduce air pollution from the power plants.
All electrical wiring was coated with noncombustible materials.
Said Los Angeles Assistant Fire Chief Don Anthony: "If sparks coming from the first burning tree had landed on a noncombustible roof, you may not have had the fire in the .
GA lawmakers ban minors from buying 'e-cigarettes' ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers have voted to keep so-called e-cigarettes out of the hands of minors. The bill approved Thursday would impose a $300 fine on any retailer who sells the noncombustible nicotine alternatives to anyone younger than 18. Meanwhile, any minor who buys, tries to buy ...
March 20, 2014 - The Washington Times
Joan Quigley in Louisville Courier-Journal The mine fire burned for years, defying, Joan Quigley explains, government's half-hearted "efforts to bring it under control by digging it out, starving it of oxygen and pumping noncombustible powder into the workings."