In 1962, a routine landfill burn in the Pennsylvania town of Centralia ignited something far more dangerous — a coal seam ...
Some places are just spooky. A long-burning underground coal fire has left Centralia a virtual ghost town. Located in the anthracite coal region in the Appalachian Mountains, the Columbia County town ...
What began as a simple garbage fire in 1962 became one of the longest-burning disasters in American history. Beneath the ...