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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.
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.
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.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve Limani said early Wednesday that the abandoned mine in Unity Township where rescue crews are working to locate 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard is becoming ...
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 ...
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 began in either 1943 or 1946 when a fire in Carbondale's city dump spread to nearby mine workings. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is unknown if the fire was natural or man-made. [ 2 ] In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a number of minor unsuccessful attempts were made to stop the fire by flooding the burning mine workings.