Point taken but the intent was to mean methane generated from rotting organic material, which would have an associated smell. I was not referring to the natural gas plant. "Natural gas" used for energy is a mixture of four gases (including methane).
Back in the 60s in the town I grew up, a sinkhole opened up under a woman walking along a road. She threw her child to safety, but they never found her body. Firemen who went down ended up being injured themselves. Since then other holes have opened in the area although no-one has been hurt. This is in the UK.
Re: Roiling River. Methane (CH4) is odorless. The characteristic smell of "natural gas" comes from an additive.
Point taken but the intent was to mean methane generated from rotting organic material, which would have an associated smell. I was not referring to the natural gas plant. "Natural gas" used for energy is a mixture of four gases (including methane).
Back in the 60s in the town I grew up, a sinkhole opened up under a woman walking along a road. She threw her child to safety, but they never found her body. Firemen who went down ended up being injured themselves. Since then other holes have opened in the area although no-one has been hurt. This is in the UK.
Whoa!
It's often too dangerous to try to retrieve the body. It's obviously highly unstable and the ground will continue to collapse.