In October 2013, the eight remaining residents of the once 2,700-strong town of Centralia in Pennsylvania ... fire department's annual burning of landfill, while others claim that a coal fire ...

CENTRALIA, Pa. - Standing before the wreckage ... in the moonscape of Centralia, a once-proud coal town whose population fled an underground mine fire that began in 1962 and continues to burn.

A once wealthy bustling Pennsylvania ... fire that started more than 60 years ago still burning today. Founded in 1866 in Centralia, Pennsylvania, was known for its local coal mines.