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Centralia

In 1962, burning trash ignited a vein of coal running close to the ground. The fires continues to burn to this day, making the town unlivable. Today, Centralia is a ghost town off of route 61. picked by kyot 3 years ago

tags coal fire ghost town

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18	BrownTro...

3 years ago

I thought about posting this a few weeks back but didn't get around to it. Interesting story!

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4	kakana

3 years ago

Yes, quite interesting.. and it's been burning 4 years longer than the Springfield tire fire.

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4	Killerbe...

3 years ago

Hmmm, is this what the movie Silent Hill is based on?

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13	Hoosker

3 years ago

•Centralia was an influence for the film/game "Silent Hill"

• Inspiration for the Dan Aykroyd film, "Nothing but Trouble"

• Most of the town was relocated by the government to a nearby town ironically named Ashland.

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15	AutumnLo...

3 years ago

Interesting. Even when it rains, the burning coal doesn't die out?

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7	ogri2003

3 years ago

Thanks! That was an interesting story.

Kind of strange that the Google ad on the right was selling indoor/outdoor wood & coal furnaces! A bit of human intervention needed there perhaps.

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4	Peyote

3 years ago

Yeah.. Silent Hill was what I immediately thought of.

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2	D3SPiTE

3 years ago

Ghost towns are so phuking cool!

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