A fire has been burning under this Pennsylvania ghost town for more than 60 years — take a look

Since 1962, a fire has burned beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-bustling mining town that is now home to only a handful of residents.

In May 1962, the borough of Centralia burned trash to clean up a local landfill before Memorial Day, but the fire spread into abandoned coal mines beneath the town: More than ...

What began as a routine pre-Memorial Day cleanup became one of America’s longest-running environmental disasters. In May 1962, officials in the small Pennsylvania town of Centralia ignited a landfill ...
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A Coal Mine Caught Fire in 1962—and Has Been Burning Underground Ever Since

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to coal mining, Pennsylvania is king, but the Keystone State is also known for its mine fires. The Centralia mine ...