The Town That's Been BURNING for 60 Years (And Why It Won't Stop)

Описание: Beneath the empty streets of Centralia, a fire has been burning since 1962 - and it shows no signs of stopping. But why did the government truly abandon this town, and what is happening to the earth there right now? This is the deep dive into the 60-year disaster that inspired Silent Hill.

The Centralia mine fire has been burning beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania since 1962, and may continue for another 250 years. This abandoned coal town went from 2,761 residents to just 4 people today because of an underground coal fire that consumed an entire community.

On Valentine's Day, 1981, 12-year-old Todd Domboski fell into a 150-foot sinkhole filled with toxic gas in his grandmother's backyard. He survived by grabbing a tree root. The sinkhole opened because of the coal seam fire burning 300 feet beneath the surface, a fire that started from a trash dump burn in May 1962 and entered the abandoned mine network through an unsealed 15-foot hole.

This Centralia Pennsylvania documentary explores how the anthracite coal fire spread through the Mammoth Vein, the failed government suppression attempts that cost millions, and the eventual evacuation under eminent domain. From the famous Graffiti Highway (now buried) to the inspiration for Silent Hill, Centralia remains one of America's most haunting ghost towns and a warning about industrial legacy.

LOCATION: Centralia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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CHAPTERS:

00:00 The Sinkhole - Todd Domboski's Survival
00:41 This is Centralia - Pennsylvania's Burning Ghost Town
00:58 The Mammoth Vein - Anthracite Coal Geography
02:27 May 27, 1962: The Fire Starts - How the Underground Fire Began
03:57 Failed Suppression Attempts - $6 Million Government Response
06:04 The Fire Spreads - 50 Acres Underground
06:40 The Nuclear Option - $660 Million Trench Proposal
07:56 Evacuation and Eminent Domain - Forced Relocation
08:54 Centralia Today - Graffiti Highway and Modern Ruins
10:16 Legacy and Lessons - Mining Engineering Case Study
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Copyright & Disclaimer: This video is produced for educational and historical purposes. All footage and images are used under Fair Use guidelines or are properly licensed. Archival materials are sourced from public domain archives and historical collections.

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