Today, little remains of the once-thriving mining town of Centralia, Pennsylvania.picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images A coal fire has been burning beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, ...
Discover Pennsylvania’s mining heritage on this underground train ride through a historic coal mine deep beneath the surface.
This hellish landscape constitutes about all that remains of the once-thriving town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Forty-three years ago, a vast honeycomb of coal mines at the edge of the town caught ...
What began as a trash fire in 1962 ignited the coal seams beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, creating an underground blaze that has burned for more than sixty years. Hunter found alive after going ...
What began as a simple garbage fire in 1962 became one of the longest-burning disasters in American history. Beneath the empty streets of Centralia, Pennsylvania, coal seams have burned nonstop for ...
In 1983, the US government spent $43 million to relocate residents, but some refused to leave. The town's story inspired the 2006 horror film "Silent Hill." Over 60 years ago, Centralia, Pennsylvania, ...