Smoke discovered in coal pile & reported to control room operator. Called two haul trucks to remove coal from area and create a separate pile with this coal. Loads were watered and back dragged in order to put out the fire (smoke). This took close to 7 hours. Control room operator contacted MSHA at 7:20 a.m. to inform about the incident. No signs of fire after 10 am on 10/21/08.