How a modern-day mine disaster has turned a Pennsylvania community
into a ghost town * For much of its history, Centralia,
Pennsylvania, had a population of around 2,000. By 1981, this had
dwindled to just over 1,000--not unusual for a onetime mining town.
But as of 2007, Centralia had the unwelcome distinction of being
the state's tiniest municipality, with a population of nine. The
reason: an underground fire that began in 1962 has decimated the
town with smoke and toxic gases, and has since made history. "Fire
Underground" is the completely updated classic account of the fire
that has been raging under Centralia for decades. David DeKok tells
the story of how the fire actually began and how government
officials failed to take effective action. By 1981 the fire was
spewing deadly gases into homes. A twelve-year-old boy dropped into
a steaming hole as a congressman toured nearby. DeKok describes how
the people of Centralia banded together to finally win relocation
funds--and he reveals what has happened to the few remaining
residents as the fiftieth anniversary of the fire's beginning
nears.
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