HYPERFOCUS: A Podcast for Chaotic Minds

Episode 25: The Centralia Fire & Ghost Town


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How long can a fire burn? How long can you live in a town built on top of an underground fire? Why would you want to stay in here? Well, I'm gonna be honest...we don't answer all of these questions, but we do ask them.

Today, Rachel takes us through the story and history of how Centralia, Pennsylvania became a real-life, modern ghost town.


Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/mine-fire-burning-more-50-years-ghost-town


http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/06/04/centralia_a_town_in_pennsylvania_destroyed_by_a_mine_fire.html


https://www.britannica.com/video/187023/coal-mine-fire-Pennsylvania-Centralia


https://www.legendsofamerica.com/centralia-pennsylvania/


https://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2537-i-live-in-centralia-pa-its-americas-creepiest-ghost-town.html


http://www.dark-tourism.com/index.php/india/15-countries/individual-chapters/738-centralia#s


https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/centralia-graffiti-highway-buried




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