On May 27, 1962, a dump fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania ignited a blaze in underground coal deposits. Now, 56 years later, it's still burning -- and some estimates say it may burn for 250 years.

The Centralia fire is a coal mine fire that has been burning in Pennsylvania since 1962. Learn the story of the fire, what caused it, and environmental concerns.

The Centralia, Pa., underground coal fire started after the municipality back-burned the town garbage dump in 1962.

In 1962 a massive coal fire started underground in the area around Centralia. After attempts to put it out failed, the government forced residents to leave the town -- eventually leaving it to ...

The Mystery of Centralia ** A decades-old underground fire in central Pennsylvania has created a near ghost town. But the fire has shifted course, and some wonder if razing the town was a mistake.

50 years after the start of the Centralia Mine Fire on May 27, 1962, most of the town is reverting to fields of wildflowers and naturalized domestic plants.

Smoke rises from the ground in Centralia, Pa., where an uncontrolled coal-mine fire has raged for decades. After years of delay, state officials are now trying to complete the demolition of Centralia.

The government spent millions of dollars on numerous unsuccessful attempts to put out the Centralia mine fire. Eventually, federal officials decided to give up and let the fire burn itself out.

Centralia, Pa. – Nearly a half-century after it began, the voracious mine fire that doomed this coal town in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania continues to burn hundreds of feet ...

How a local TV station investigated an underground mine fire in the heart of Pennsylvania’s coal region ‘Towns like Shenandoah and Centralia tend to get forgotten in the state. … And someone ...