Pa. — The underground mine fire in Centralia, Columbia County ... We began our investigation at the site of the coal region's most famous mine fire, Centralia. Once home to more than 1,000 ...

We bring you part 3 of our exclusive series, "Burning Coal Country ... We saw on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's map from 1983 that the Centralia mine fire was considered ...

CENTRALIA, Pa. - Standing before the wreckage ... in the moonscape of Centralia, a once-proud coal town whose population fled an underground mine fire that began in 1962 and continues to burn.

According to Britannica, Pennsylvania is home to some of the largest coal deposits in the world ... It is unclear how the Centralia fire started in 1962, but 53 years later, it’s still burning.

1."Tonopah, NV. It's on the north end of the Tonopha missile range and Area 51. It's the beginning of nowhere and is home to ...

The sad tale of a firetruck plant shutting down in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania ... the late 1800s, Centralia had a population of around 2,700. An abandoned coal mine caught fire in 1962 and ...

The clue: “About an hour from Wilkes-Barre, the Centralia Mine Fire in the Buck Mountain coal bed in this state has been ablaze since 1962.” The answer: “Where is Pennsylvania?” National recognition ...

Many families in Pennsylvania have a similar story: a father, grandfather or great-grandfather who worked in the coal mines.

Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass announces the winners of the 17th Annual Pennsylvania Heritage Songwriting Contest (PHSC).

EXCLUSIVE: When Sen. David McCormick was growing up in Bloomsburg – at the edge of Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region – he never envisioned the area being economically revitalized as a linchpin for ...