Centralia, Pennsylvania, was once a bustling mining town with a growing population of 2,800 residents. An underground fire began on May 27, 1962 when the city was conducting their yearly controlled-burn of the local landfill before Memorial Day weekend. The fire was not properly extinguished and rapidly spread through the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines beneath Centralia. Toxic fumes and sink holes caused a mass exodus from the town, which today only has an estimated five remaining residents Read this story
