A fire has been burning underneath a US town for 55 years
A fire has been burning underneath US' mining town Centralia since 1962, when authorities allegedly decided to burn garbage in a former mine connected to underground mining tunnels full of coal. Though extinguished above ground, it is expected to continue burning underneath for around 250 years. A 1984 $42 million relocation plan incentivised residents to relocate, although few remained behind. 