Schuylkill County history lessons through daily photographs

Centralia, Pennsylvania, is a near-ghost town in Columbia County, known for an underground coal mine fire burning since 1962. The fire, likely ignited by a landfill burn, has caused sinkholes, toxic gas emissions, and ground temperatures exceeding 900°F in some areas. Once home to over 1,000 residents, the town now has fewer than 10, with most relocated due to safety concerns by the 1980s. The state condemned the town, and the ZIP code was revoked in 2002. Smoke still rises from cracked ground,

Violent crash kills one in Schuylkill County