The Town on Fire for 60 Years 🔥 Centralia 📍Pennsylvania #centralia #pennsylvania #mine #minefire #burningtown #fire #burn #ghosttown #country #mystery #us #learn #usa #unitedstates #states #map #maps #geography #history #border #viralfact #georeels #historyreels #reels #uniquegeography #learning #viral | Geoglobetales

From the WGAL Archives: Nearly 20 years after a mine fire ignited under Centralia, Pa., residents who still lived in the town had a dilemma on their hands: should they take a $25 million federal buyout or try to dig up part of the town and the remaining coal, which some experts valued at $400 million. WGAL visited Centralia in 1981 as residents and leaders tried to find a way forward: http://www.wgal.com/article/pa-centralia-residents-debate-moving-mining/65625613 #Centralia #Abandoned #MineFire

In 2002, nine coal miners were trapped underground for 77 hours after accidentally breaching a flooded mine in Somerset County, PA. Against all odds, they all made it out alive. I grew up visiting this rescue site, and every time, it reminds me what grit, hope, and human determination really look like. One of the greatest rescue stories in Pennsylvania history. @quecreekminerescue #pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Junkie