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The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate.
Centralia (/ s ɛ n ˈ t r eɪ l i ə / sen-TRAY-li-ə) is a borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.Its population declined from 1,000 in 1980 to five residents in 2020 [8] because a coal mine fire has been burning beneath the borough since 1962.
He called the abandoned mine complex, saying, "It's almost like a mini town underneath this town, which is wild." Crews had to use hand-drawn maps from the 1940s to help navigate the recovery.
A coal mining ghost town, often known as Humphries after the owner of the mine. [27] Claghorn: Indiana County: East Wheatfield Township: Along the Ghost Town Trail: Cokeville: Broad Fording Westmoreland County: Derry Township: Submerged a Pennsylvania Canal & coal mining ghost town, under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake. [28] Cold Spring ...
Rescue crews continued digging, pumping oxygen in abandoned mine. The defunct mine Pollard was found in is in Marguerite, an unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Limani said.
Articles and categories related to coal mining disasters in Pennsylvania Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in Pennsylvania" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Some have even been burning for decades, including one notable coal mine fire in 1962 in Centralia, Pennsylvania, which cleared out the town due to the closure of the mine and toxic fumes being ...
The Carbondale mine fire was a mine fire in the West Side neighborhood of Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. [1] [2] The fire started in 1946, but was eventually contained by the 1970s. However, it caused at least two fatalities and millions of dollars of property damage.