Quakes shake Dieng fumarole<\/p>\n
BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Sixty-two quakes have for the past
\ntwo months jolted Dieng Plateau, Banjarnegara regency, Antara
\nreported.<\/p>\n
Spokesman of the Banjarnegara administration, Setiawan, said
\nit is time for the local people to be on the alert over the
\npossible explosion of toxic gas from the fumaroles there.<\/p>\n
Some of the quakes were shallow tectonic quakes, which were
\nconsidered the most dangerous as they created cracks and crevices
\nthrough which poisonous gases might seep out, he said.<\/p>\n
He also urged the local people to stay away from the crater at
\nnight and early morning so as to not inhale the poisonous carbon
\ndioxide (CO) which usually lingers one meter above land surface.<\/p>\n
At daytime, the sunshine turns the gas into CO2 which is
\nabsorbed by plants and no longer dangerous.<\/p>\n
Setiawan said there are many fumaroles on the plateau, but a
\nmonitoring outpost in Batur district keeps watch on only 12
\nfumaroles considered to be the most dangerous.<\/p>\n
According to the post's records, 49 people died in 1928 when
\nthe Timbang Fumarole spewed poisonous gas. In 1944, 144 people
\ndied when Sileri Fumarole spurted gas. In 1979, the Sinila
\nFumarole spewed gas which killed 149 people. (swe)<\/p>",
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