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The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962.
8 lut 2024 · Learn how a fire in a landfill spread to the coal mines beneath Centralia and turned the town into a wasteland. Discover the history, the attempts to extinguish the blaze, and the fate of the remaining residents.
12 cze 2018 · Centralia was a mining town with a rich history and a dark past, but a hidden fire has turned it into a smoldering ruin. Learn how the fire started, how it affected the residents and why it can't be extinguished.
Analysts disagree about the specific cause of the Centralia fire. David Dekok, author of Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy of the Centralia Mine Fire, concluded that it started with an attempt to clean up the town landfill.
2 dni temu · 19 November 2024. On Valentine’s Day in 1981, 12-year-old Todd Domboski was playing in his grandmother’s garden in Centralia, Pennsylvania when the ground opened up. And swallowed him whole. Making a desperate grab for some exposed tree roots, Todd managed to cling on until his cousin arrived, pulling him to safety.
10 sie 2012 · Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been on fire for about fifty years. Once a town of about a thousand, there are now eight people, in eight houses. The town doesn’t even have a zip code – that was...
10 sty 2013 · The worst U.S. mine fire, in Centralia, Pennsylvania, passed its 50-year mark last year. As coal-powered development spreads globally, so does the risk of underground fire.
