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This Abandoned Ghost Town In US Has Been Burning For 62 Years
According to the state's Department of Environmental Protection, the fire could burn for another century if left uncontrolled.
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50 years on, fire still burns underneath US town
It's an anniversary the few remaining souls who live here won't be celebrating. Fifty years ago on Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia - a whole community of 1,400 simply gone.
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This Abandoned Ghost Town In US Has Been Burning For 62 Years
According to the state's Department of Environmental Protection, the fire could burn for another century if left uncontrolled.
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50 years on, fire still burns underneath US town
It's an anniversary the few remaining souls who live here won't be celebrating. Fifty years ago on Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia - a whole community of 1,400 simply gone.
