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Posted on 08/02/2008 10:30:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin
It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, but Ventura County fire officials say it's actually a naturally occurring thermal anomaly known as a "heat sink." They are worried about the phenomenon which is located 3 miles north of Fillmore on federal land owned by the BLM.
Fire officials say the "heat sink" is very hot gases escaping from the ground, like hydrogen sulfide. They say the gas is so hot, it can ignite the brush around it, starting wildfires. In fact, the fire department has been up there several times during the past couple of decades dealing with wildfires that were started that way. So, firefighters are cutting a containment line around a two acre perimeter as a precaution should a wildfire start again at that site.
The county, state and federal officials are also involved in studying the potential health and environmental hazards from the heat sink, although they emphasize that right now there is no immediate threat.
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Watch Out! The same thing is going to happen at the site of the DNC. Stay AWAY!!!
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