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Centralia Mine Fire

Centralia is a documented mine-fire and relocation case. Pennsylvania DEP warns that the immediate fire area contains dangerous gases and ground prone to sudden unexpected collapse, and strongly discourages visiting.

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Overview

Centralia is a documented mine-fire and relocation case. Pennsylvania DEP warns that the immediate fire area contains dangerous gases and ground prone to sudden unexpected collapse, and strongly discourages visiting.

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OFFICIAL HAZARD WARNING

Pennsylvania DEP warns that the Centralia Mine Fire area includes dangerous gases and ground subject to sudden collapse, and strongly discourages visiting the immediate fire area.

Timeline

  • 1842 coal mining begins
  • 1962 mine fire begins
  • 1984 relocation funding
  • present monitoring

Known / Reported Hazards

Conditions change. These are dated/source-backed observations, not professional inspections or assurances of present safety.

  • dangerous gases
  • sudden ground collapse
  • official visitation warning

GIS / archive / government-first sourcing

Sources & Further Reading

  1. Pennsylvania DEP Centralia Mine Fire Resources
  2. Pennsylvania Center for the Book Centralia overview

Media Provenance

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