Mine fires extend beyond Pennsylvania's borders; they are common in the United States» coal regions and other
coalmining industrial nations including India, China, Russia, and Australia.
«This is and was a memorable moment for the mine workers in Limburg, which forces us to remember the 100 years of
coalmining in Europe, the social struggle of the coal miners and to acknowledge the impact the closure of
coalmining and the conversion processes afterwards had on our current
industrial and social changes and structures,» Hedwig Fijen, Director of Manifesta, told A.i.A. via email.