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Centralia anthracite coal fire

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Most of the town has been abandoned because of the danger of collapse into the burned anthracite coal.  

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Centralia mine fire

The Centralia mine fire is a coal seam fire that has been burning underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States since at least May 27, 1962. The cause of the fire is suspected to be from a trash burning that hit a coal strip in a cave.

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