Case file · Anomaly hotspot
Centralia's underground fire
A coal seam fire burning under Centralia since 1962 emptied the town; smoke rising from cracked roads gave it a reputation as a ghost town and inspired the film of Silent Hill.
1962 CE · 40.80, -76.34 · status: explained
The account
The state condemned the town in 1992. Only a handful of residents remain, and the fire could burn for centuries.