A burned out truck, lawn mower, shed and swing are the only reminisce of a home destroyed by the Coal Seam Fires. The Coal Seam Fire started sometime in the mid-1970s as an underground fire burned along a rich vein of coal. Occassionally the fire breaks through to the surface. At this time it had burned 7,300 acres, damaged an estimated 40 structures, and caused the evacuation of 2,000 residents. 1970s - coal seam fire in GLENNWOOD SPRINGS

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