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I think it is an abandoned mine that has been burning for 35 years... On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Alexander Hollins < alexander.holl...@gmail.com> wrote: > thats.... not an impact crater. Looks like a sink hole, looks like the > road itself is in part burning, I'd say gas main leak or natural gas coming > up, sinkhole collapses, and gas pocket went boom, lit the gas on fire long > enough to get the chunks of asphalt lit. > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Hoyt A. Stearns Jr. <hoyt-stea...@cox.net > > wrote: > >> What's burning in this crater -- nickel-iron powder?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cT8vZ-7vxQ&feature=youtu.be**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Hoyt Stearns**** >> >> Scottsdale, Arizona US**** >> > >