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A town in Pennsylvania has been on fire since 1962. πŸ”₯
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Science Gone WrongJul 23, 2026

A town in Pennsylvania has been on fire since 1962. πŸ”₯

A town in Pennsylvania has been on fire since 1962. πŸ”₯ . . . In May 1962, a burning trash pile ignited an exposed coal seam beneath Centralia, PA. Sinkholes opened under children. Carbon monoxide seeped into basements. The US Postal Service revoked ZIP code 17927 in 2002. The fire is still burning underfoot β€” with an estimated 250 years of coal left to consume.

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Smithsonian Magazine, 2015, 'The Fire Beneath: Centralia, Pennsylvania'; US Office of Surface Mining reports on Centralia mine fire.

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