The incidences of fire in Indian coal mines have a long history of over 140 years and the
most important fire affected coalfields include-Jharia, Raniganj etc. Major causes of
underground fire are considered to be spontaneous heating characteristics of coal. Regular
monitoring of underground coalmines, liable to spontaneous heating is useful in terms of
safety, reliability, economics and productivity. Monitoring plays an important role for early
assessment of fire in underground coal mines and the refore development of different fire …