Katri River in Dhanbad, Jharkhand has been the home to some bizarre happenings in the recent days. The most freaky and interesting of the last few days is the Katri River water which has been bubbling with fire, literally!
Because seeing is believing: http://in.news.yahoo.com/video/bizarre-fire-water-101500364.html
Some local kids spotted fire arising from within the water and boiling it from under causing violent ripples in the place. The fire was only just over a foot tall and hence was not dangerous yet. Alarmed adults reached the spot and so did the media.
Talking to them, they have found that there were coal mines earlier under the river where there used to be a lot of activity. There is a possibility that the flammable and also poisonous gases could have entered into the water from the cracks in the floor and something else could have triggered the flames.
This should be a concern of the government since, there is a chance of the water being polluted by several harmful gases that could prove to be fatal in the long term. This river being source of water for the locals is currently an unattended threat.
(AW- Anil)