May 27, 1962: Centralia fire company members start a fire to clean up the town dump before Memorial Day. The fire spreads to an old strip mining pit under the landfill and eventually spreads ...

BURNING HELL Inside Centralia, the American ghost town which has been on fire for 55 YEARS and is now covered in burning sinkholes and mobbed by gun-toting gangs ...

CENTRALIA -- The pavement and graffiti are still there, ... The underground fire started when fire company members, on May 27, 1962, started a fire to clean up the town dump before Memorial Day.

CENTRALIA — Fifty years ago on Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the demolition of nearly every building in ...

Centralia, Pennsylvania, is a near-ghost town, with only six homes still occupied.Beneath its surface, a coal mine fire has been burning continuously for over 60 years, releasing poisonous smoke ...

Explore Centralia, Pennsylvania, an abandoned town that has been burning underground for over 60 years. This ghost town ...

Founded in 1866 in , Centralia, Pennsylvania was known for its local coal mines and bustling economy. An underground coal fire has caused the town to crumble, leaving behind five residents ...

The Centralia fire is a coal mine fire that has been burning in Pennsylvania since 1962. Learn the story of the fire, what caused it, and environmental concerns. Skip to content ...