Muck Fires Fact 1: Muck fires can reach temperatures up to 500 degrees! Fact 2: Muck fires burn so intensly that even dirt catches on fire! Fact 3: Muck is soil rich in carbon based materials from dead plants and organisms. Fact 4: Muck fires can lower ground elevation and create swamps or lakes! Fact 5: Some muck fires take a week of constant water to be put out! Fact 6: Muck fires can be started when lightning hits the ground! Fact 7: Muck Fires smell! Fact 8: Muck Fires can spread underground! Fact 9: Muck Fires are one of the worlds most deadliest disasters! Fact 10: The only real way to prevent muck fires is to keep the ground wet.