Pennsylvania Town Devastated by Fire Burning Since 1962
TL;DR
A fire that started in 1962 in Centralia, Pennsylvania, due to an underground coal seam fire, continues to burn beneath the town, leading to evacuations and abandonment, with the fire expected to last another 250 years.
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