We began our investigation at the site of the coal region's most famous mine fire, Centralia. Once home to more than 1,000 people, it now has fewer than 10 houses. The fire there has been burning ...

December 6, 1907 - Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 coal mines in Monongah, West Virginia. December 19, 1907 - An explosion ...

Centralia, Pennsylvania, once buzzed with the activity of coal mining, a town rich in resources and community spirit. But in 1962, a coal mine fire ignited underground, and it continues to burn ...

In the 1800s, miners in Centralia blasted tunnels underground to harvest the coal, but by the mid-1900s, many of the mines where abandoned. No one knows exactly how the Centralia fire started ...

In the 1800s, miners in Centralia blasted tunnels underground to harvest the coal, but by the mid-1900s, many of the mines wsere abandoned. No one knows exactly how the Centralia fire started ...

6 and 8 coal mines in Monongah ... March 25, 1947 – 111 miners are killed in an explosion at the Centralia No. 5 mine in Centralia, Illinois. December 21, 1951 – An explosion at Orient ...