Part 2 of our exclusive series "Burning Coal Country," investigating a mine fire in Schuylkill County that's received a lot less attention than its infamous neighbor in Centralia. 69 News Reporter Rob Manch looked for answers from the Pa. DEP.

BUTLER TWP., Pa. Once we hiked out to the fire in Butler Township and saw how much smoke was coming out of the ground, we immediately wondered how much the state government knows about it, but after reaching out to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, we learned several of our questions couldn't be answered.

From the Right to Know request, we know that the Girardville fire has been burning for at least 19 years, so we wanted to find out how far it extends underground, and what's being done about it.

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