In the hills of eastern Pennsylvania, a fire has been burning underground for more than six decades, consuming coal deep beneath the ground where the town of Centralia once stood. Ignited in 1962, the ...

Centralia, Pennsylvania once boasted 14 active coal mines and 2,500 residents in the early 20th century. But by the 1960s, its boomtown heyday had passed and most of its mines were abandoned. Still, ...

Over spring break, my friend Andrew Hale and I set out on an unusual road trip — not to relax but to film a documentary in a town that’s been burning for over 60 years. Centralia, Pennsylvania, once a ...

A TV documentary detailing the Centralia, Pennsylvania underground mine fire and its environmental effects on the town and residents above some 20 years after its start. A New 'Anne of Green Gables' ...