Centralia (/ sɛnˈtreɪliə / sen-TRAY-li-ə) is a borough and near- ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Its population declined from 1,000 in 1980 to five residents in 2020 [8] because of a coal mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962. Centralia, part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area, is the least-populated ...
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Centralia, Pennsylvania once boasted 14 active coal mines and 2,500 residents in the early 20th century. But by the 1960s, its boomtown heyday had passed and most of its mines were abandoned. Still, over 1,000 people called it home, and Centralia was far from dying — until a coal mine fire began ...
Inside Centralia, The Abandoned Town That's Been On Fire For 60 Years
Centralia, PA, is an abandoned mining town where an underground fire has been burning for decades. Can you visit Centralia, PA? Should you?
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
Centralia is a once-thriving small town in Columbia County, PA that was abandoned because of a mine fire burning underneath it since 1962.
Since 1962, a fire has burned beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-bustling mining town that is now home to only a handful of residents.
Inside Centralia, the Pennsylvania Town That Has Been Burning for 60 ...
A mine in Centralia, Pennsylvania has been burning since the '60s, and you can still see the smoke today.