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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.
Nov. 27—A Centralia man is facing manslaughter and controlled substance homicide charges for his alleged connection to the overdose death of a man inside a Centralia hotel room over Thanksgiving ...
In May 1962 a mine fire broke out in the coal seams under Centralia, an event which resulted in the majority of the town's population leaving over the following decades. Despite the continuously burning fires (which are expected to burn for hundreds of years), [ 4 ] the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church remained open.
Centralia, Pennsylvania Once a small, yet ordinary town, Centralia is now a desolate ghost town occupied by only a handful of people. In 1962, an underground mine caught fire.
Nov. 3—An active duty service member stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is facing charges in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly raping an intoxicated woman in Centralia in October. The ...
A coal mine fire, burning since May 27, 1962, [72] broke to the surface in the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. [73] Condemning and buying all the property in the town was less expensive than trying to extinguish the fire, so the 1,000 residents of Centralia were relocated over the next several years. The virtual ghost town had 20 residents by ...
The six-member township council of Centralia, Pennsylvania, voted in favor of improving the new landfill at the edge of town, in time for Memorial Day ceremonies. Every year, the contents of the city dump would be set afire, despite a state law prohibiting the practice, and the May 27 burning would prove to be the end of Centralia. [29]