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Centralia mine fire

A coal-seam fire has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate. It is burning at depths of up to 300 feet (90 m) over an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of 3,700 acres (15 km2). At its current…

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Fire

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Centralia mine fire

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples24
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
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Centralia mine fire

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related to Possible origins · 13
Centralia mine fire → Centralia, David DeKok, Earth Caved In, In, Joan Quigley, June, May, Quigley, She, Some, The, The Day, This
related to Fire · 7
Centralia mine fire → David DeKok, Government, Pennsylvania Press, People, Tragedy, University, Unseen Danger
related to External links · 4
Centralia mine fire → Centralia, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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fire centralia mine project landfill would coal mines pit 1962 council abandoned may residents borough state dump 2025 needed time

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Centralia mine firerelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to External linksCentralia0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to External linksWikimedia Commons0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to FireDavid DeKok0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to FireUnseen Danger0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to FireTragedy0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to FirePeople0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to FireGovernment0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to FireUniversity0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to FirePennsylvania Press0.60section
Centralia mine firerelated to Possible originsCentralia0.60section

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