Can You See the Fire? -- Extreme Science #2
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In 1962, here in Centralia, PA they decided to reduce the amount of garbagein their landfill by burning it. What they didn’t realize was that by lighting that pileof trash, they would ignite a fire that would still burn to this day. One that would turn Centraliainto a ghost town. Now this used to be a neighborhood but it's not the fire that destroyed it.That's because the fire is entirely underground. I’m Jake and thisis Extreme Science.Centralia was born a coal town, the first mines were opened in the 1850s. By 1890 over 2500people lived here - drawn by the vast amounts of coal underground. Then 1962 rolled around.The garbage fire lit a coal mine seam, and that seam spread through the tunnels beneaththe town.The fire itself can burn as hot as 1,...
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In 1962, here in Centralia, PA they decided to reduce the amount of garbagein their landfill by burning it. What they didn’t realize was that by lighting that pileof trash, they would ignite a fire that would still burn to this day. One that would turn Centraliainto a ghost town. Now this used to be a neighborhood but it's not the fire that destroyed it.That's because the fire is entirely underground. I’m Jake and thisis Extreme Science.Centralia was born a coal town, the first mines were opened in the 1850s. By 1890 over 2500people lived here - drawn by the vast amounts of coal underground. Then 1962 rolled around.The garbage fire lit a coal mine seam, and that seam spread through the tunnels beneaththe town.The fire itself can burn as hot as 1,...
