This Town Has Been Burning Underground Since 1962
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This Town Has Been Burning Underground Since 1962
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Centralia Pennsylvania documentary: There is a town in central Pennsylvania that has been slowly emptying since nineteen sixty-two. The roads are cracked. The zip code has been revoked by the United States Postal Service. And five people still refuse to leave. This is the story of Centralia. The town America forgot.
- Discover how a single mining accident in 1962 changed Centralia forever
- Learn why the U.S. government spent millions on remediation efforts and ultimately gave up
- Explore the landscape of a town that went from 1,000 residents to fewer than ten
- Understand the legal battle that forced most residents to abandon their homes and lives
- Uncover why a few residents refuse to leave despite government relocation offers
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