Underground coal fires can persist for decades or even centuries once ignited, as demonstrated by the Centralia, Pennsylvania case where a small fire in 1962 ignited an underground coal seam that continues burning today, forcing the evacuation of the entire town and leaving behind one of America's most famous ghost towns.
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Centralia - The Town Still Burning UndergroundAdded:
Beneath this newly abandoned town, a fire has been burning for decades.
In 1962, a small fire ignited an underground coal seam, and it never stopped spreading.
Most of the town is gone now, but the fire beneath Centralia is still burning today.
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