Centralia mine fire
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A coal-seam fire has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start d
A small part of the Centralia mine fire after being exposed during excavation in 1969
Steam rising through a fissure in the ground in the closed-off area of former Pennsylvania Route 61 in 2010. The melted snow shows areas where heat is escaping from the ground below.
A plume of steam wafts from the ground.
A DEP underground reading of 187 °F (86 °C)
Centralia, Pennsylvania
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Centralia is a borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Its population declined from 1,000 in 1980 to five residents in 2020 beca
Centralia mine fire
…A coal-seam fire has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate. It is burning at depths of up to 300 feet…
Cemetery at Centralia
A warning sign in Centralia
Centralia area showing conditions before mine fire