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bmtv49 The Remains of Centralia

bmtv49 The Remains of Centralia

May 26, 2007

More than 40 years since an underground fire began burning, the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania has all but disappeared. Leaving behind only grave yards, dead trees, empty plots of land from former houses, plumes of smoke from the fire below, and of course.. the few Centralians who have stayed...

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bm192 ‘The Town That Was’: Centralia, PA

March 18, 2007

When you first hear that a fire has been burning beneath a town since the 60's, it is hard to imagine. It would be even harder to live in that town, to see things destroyed or simply disappear. But that is just what has happened in Centralia,...

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