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Centralia, The Town That's Always On Fire

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Centralia is, to put it mildly, not safe to live in. As a result, the town is abandoned, the postal service revoked the town's zip code, and its unused highway is covered entirely in graffiti.

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Had no idea this town was located in Pennsylvania and find it fascinating that the Centralia mine fire has been burning beneath the borough since 1962.

Have you ever heard of this town?
 
No, but the story of it reminds me of the perpetually burning tires (or tyres, although both spellings are correct) from The Simpsons.

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