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19th June 2025 | 10:48

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From: Peripatetic

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https://x.com/CSI_Starbase/status/1935577166567141382

The fact that this is still burning is a very bad sign. Based on personal experience this is an indication that the methane isolation valves are stuck in the open position.

In these situations...emergency services will not approach the site. They will allow it to burn itself out because they have no way of predicting what will happen. This is basically like having an uncontrolled gas well.

Not trying to overhype the situation...but as a petroleum engineer these are my thoughts as I watch this.

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