Abandoned Coal Mine Pipe Collapse Threatens Red Lodge Home with Demolition

Abandoned coal mine pipe collapse threatens Red Lodge home with demolition

A collapsed drain pipe from an abandoned coal mine is threatening to force the demolition of a Red Lodge home, according to a new report from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.The DEQ's 87-page document concludes that a drain pipe from the Sunset Mine which closed in 1932 collapsed beneath the home.Watch Red Lodge threatened home here: Abandoned coal mine pipe collapse threatens Red Lodge home with demolitionOfficials say the house…

Red Lodge home flooded by mine water proposed for demolition

The 87-page document outlines the unfortunate scenario wherein a drain pipe from the Sunset Mine, closed in 1932, collapsed and flooded a duplex at 221 Grant Ave. S. in July 2024.

Home flooded by mine water proposed for demolition

BILLINGS — A Red Lodge rental property will be demolished and a new underground pipeline installed to channel water from a historic coal mine into the city's stormwater system.