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Is there any evidence this was battery-caused? Over 35 acres..?

Seems like their explanation (high heats melting plastic pipes and degrading the landfills' ability to pump out gases, leading to runaway anaerobic decomposition) is sufficient to explain what happened here?

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> Is there any evidence...?

My bet - "No Evidence Whatever". But most people don't know what happens if you build a big pile of oily rags. Let alone about the fire hazard created if you pile up green hay.

True, but landfill operators do. I think the unspoken subtext in the article is that this was an abnormally hot period (possibly climate driven) that the old landfills just weren't designed for.

Kinda like the Fukushima sea walls (which were there, just not high enough).

I've heard about oily rags, but not about green hay - what happens?

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/29977...

I didn't meant this one was caused by batteries just that it increases the risk of fire.

Sure...

It's an interesting possibility! Does it happen with any regularity?

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