Today, little remains of the once-thriving mining town of Centralia, Pennsylvania.picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images A coal fire has been burning beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, ...

Centralia, Pennsylvania, once a thriving coal town, was slowly erased by an underground fire ignited in 1962. Decades of ...

Centralia, Pennsylvania, once a thriving town, now stands as a ghost town due to an unending underground coal fire. Decades of abandonment have allowed nature to reclaim the land. Grasses, shrubs, and ...

Author explores how Columbia County town dealt with underground coal blaze. What is left of Centralia, Pa., is seen on May 2. Only a few buildings and empty streets remain in the once-thriving ...

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In 1983, the US government spent $43 million to relocate residents, but some refused to leave. The town's story inspired the 2006 horror film "Silent Hill." Over 60 years ago, Centralia, Pennsylvania, ...