Join Kelli as she talks about the inspiration for the Silent Hill games and movies - the ghost town of Centralia! In 1962, a fire set the underground coal mines on fire, and they've been burning to this day. Experts believe that the fires will continue to burn underneath Centralia for another 250 years!

While Silent Hill and its scares don't exist, the horrors inflicted on Centralia may be even scarier...

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Sources referenced:
Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy of the Centralia Mine Fire by David DeKok

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