The Centralia fire has been burning through an abandoned deep mine in Pennsylvania’s Buck Mountain Coal Bed since May of 1962. State officials aren’t entirely sure how the blaze started ...

The problem runs deep Centralia, Pennsylvania sits atop a few ... The fire then spread through the mines Feeding the flames Coal is formed over millions of years when swamps and bogs full of ...

At first, you may think it is just another common town, but beneath the land lies the real truth that has been burning for almost six decades, as per Mining.com.   Back in 1962, Centralia was just ...

Centralia, located about 85 miles northwest of Philadelphia, has long been a source of legend in Pennsylvania. In 1962, an underground fire that began in a coal mine spread and compelled the ...

CENTRALIA, Pa. - Standing before the wreckage ... on millions of tons of slow-burning anthracite coal in the abandoned network of mines beneath the town. At first, most Centralians ignored the ...

Founded in 1866 in Centralia, Pennsylvania, was known for its local coal mines. The town reached its peak population in the 1890s, with 2,800 residents, two theatres, multiple hotels, and 14 ...

Before 1962, Centralia, Pennsylvania, was a thriving old ... It is possible the fire reached deep into the mine and ignited a vein of coal that then spread into a much larger fire.

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Coal was a source of energy and mining ... One of those major events that caused this was the Centralia mine fires that still burn underground to this day.

“This (fire) was what Centralia used to look like ... that it was first discovered in 2004 by a mining company called Blaschak Coal. But the Pennsylvania DEP couldn’t answer how far-reaching ...

Centralia has become a harrowing and eerie tourist destination for curious roadtrippers making their way through Pennsylvania. This simple coal mining town met its fate in 1962 when a fire ...