Centralia Burning Ghost Town – Pennsylvania USA

Centralia Burning Ghost Town – Pennsylvania USA

Centralia, Pennsylvania was nearly entirely evacuated following a coal mine fire, burning beneath the town since 1962.

Centralia’s fire started in 1962, when residents turned an old strip mine into a dump, and setting the rubbish alight. The fire spread through an unsealed opening to the underground coal mines, igniting a seam of coal, and the fire has been burning to this day.

In 1992, Pennsylvania condemned the town and claimed it under eminent domain in an attempt for force the remaining residents out. Some sued, and were allowed to stay.

A section of State Route 61 was abandoned after it began to buckle and crumble from the underground fire.

The fire stretches 12km, and burns underneath an area of 15 square kilometres, 300 feet below ground, authorities say the fire could burn for another 250 years.

The town now mostly attracts tourists who visit an abandoned highway, where many profanities and obscene pictures are spray painted onto it, over time the highway has earned the nickname Graffiti Highway.

Centralia is rumored to have inspired Silent Hill.

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► Joey Underground Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/kurtishamilton1986

► Abandoned Town of Centralia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TNYN3rEBws

► ABANDONED_PA Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8JkFvrKJY

► ABANDONED_PA Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8JkFvrKJY

► Brett Touzell Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoCQEk8RIIOlJDcouQMyndQ

► Brett Touzell Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpfS7cUkk3U

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50 Comments

  1. Nigel Clark on April 6, 2021 at 4:15 pm

    Good info.

  2. Ryan Farnham on April 6, 2021 at 4:15 pm

    As of this summer graffiti highway is no more.

  3. Ануар on April 6, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    сайлантхил

  4. Rafael P on April 6, 2021 at 4:18 pm

    Shilent hill resl life edition

  5. Artur Kot on April 6, 2021 at 4:18 pm

    People complained about breathing problems… Nice music.

  6. Erik Vinson on April 6, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    I bet they put on one helluva Christmas parade!

  7. XxLemon LimexX on April 6, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    That’s where the ghost town trail got it’s name:)

  8. DARK IV on April 6, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    is any one here because of scp-1179 and remembered it a real place

  9. Wonder World on April 6, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    ★★★ *FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO / FACT UPDATES* ★★★

    *1) At **3:40**, he says “March, 2019”?* – For some reason people are hearing me say 2019 at 3:40, I listened to the video, and I clearly hear 2018, which is what I said.

    *2) Where did all the houses go?* – I have not researched this answer, it is just a guess, but I would assume either the government relocated the houses to new plots of lands in another town, or once people moved out the government demolished the houses, so homeless people could not live in them.

    *3) The cheerful jingling music doesn’t really fit the video* – Yes I know, but I made this video when I was using that music a lot, as I own the licence to it and it was kind of my theme music, but I started using more appropriate music for the topic as time went by.

  10. mtlicq on April 6, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    First 30 seconds, Nuf said.

  11. Wesley Franken on April 6, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    Mind blowing

  12. 600xfly. Jag on April 6, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    Lots of places to go dogging 😄

  13. wirehyperspace on April 6, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    make a nice lake

  14. Bacon Donuts on April 6, 2021 at 4:28 pm

    Why is your map missing Rhode Island?

  15. CRAZY CHIPMUNK on April 6, 2021 at 4:30 pm

    Ah my first van life stop when I start

  16. miguel lopez on April 6, 2021 at 4:30 pm

    tik tok brought me here

  17. Bob Low their on April 6, 2021 at 4:30 pm

    Db65

  18. Rust Player on April 6, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    In my restless dreams, I see that town….

  19. ŚHIVANŠ on April 6, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    This is in pennsylvania and in jharia dhanbad jharkhand india its also a threat…… today a mother along with her daughter died because of this.

  20. Fernando Muniz on April 6, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    90 93….. 90 92… WTF….

  21. The backseat boys on April 6, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    New Update: The Forest is back green as can be

  22. LJaysPerspective on April 6, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    Home is where the hert is. Where ever that may be?

  23. rockitout night on April 6, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    Bro I live in pa and I never know about this place until 2 years ago

  24. OXYCANT on April 6, 2021 at 4:47 pm

    chernobyl but less casualties.

  25. Ondra Vlasatík on April 6, 2021 at 4:49 pm

    Omg…..That´s amazing

  26. Chaley s808 on April 6, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    Must be Hell ; )

  27. L Galindo on April 6, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    Maybe film another Wrong Turn movie there….

  28. Xavier Anguiano on April 6, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    I guess nature taking over is the best solution. All those awful areas in Detroit should be considered the same way.

  29. Michael Miller on April 6, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    I bet winter is pretty easy there.

  30. Darkwolfe on April 6, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    If only the video didn’t start with a crystal clear shot of blatantly dirty language on a building for all the kids to see.
    Renders this useless in a class or youth-educational setting. Guess I’ll look elsewhere for a documentary on this.

  31. BeachBum on April 6, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    Reminds me of the ash heap

  32. matthew chang on April 6, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    I wanna live there

  33. impetiousdoom on April 6, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    The biomarker vaccine won’t be mandatory there.

  34. Sean Q on April 6, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    This is not what happened there.

  35. TobyDaTurtle on April 6, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    Am I the only one here because of scp-1179?????

  36. Liz Rod787 on April 6, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    Government has destroyed the graffiti highway. They said due to complaints they had to get rid of it. I’m glad I was able to be there on several occasions before being destroyed.

  37. Mylena on April 6, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    well not only is it stubborn-ness but also they stay because some know, nothing else. born there and raised there as a new born baby till now old and gray. they don’t have any where else to go to that their family moved onto. if you were forced to give up everything you know and loved and only had this 1 place to remind you of your parents or grandparents, would you give that up? its so sad, just let these people be and live their life in piece.

  38. leatherneck joe on April 6, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Would i stay…depends….

  39. ChristinaReign X on April 6, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Well I live close to Centralia… so I’ll go to visit this summer

  40. Benjamin Malave Jr. on April 6, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    I don’t understand. If there are wildfires burning for decades then how is there an energy crisis?

  41. Lennart van den Steen on April 6, 2021 at 5:02 pm

    Thanks to GLOBALISM!!!

  42. Big Jag Off on April 6, 2021 at 5:04 pm

    I would stay. No Neighbors.

  43. 『moonie』 on April 6, 2021 at 5:06 pm

    The graffiti is just everywhere

  44. Kerry Werner on April 6, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    Recently they(not sure whom) have covered the “graffiti highway” with layers of dirt. This was due to all the people stopping and traveling to this area. Social media ruins another thing!👏🏼

  45. twistedyogert on April 6, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    You need air for things to burn, so where is the fire getting air?

  46. Cobb Yard on April 6, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    All the graffiti and spray paint just breaks our hearts. Nothing can be left alone or just be kept sacred anymore.

  47. BloodRaven on April 6, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    I like how the video about a town that was made unlivable by a massive fucking underground fire, has a nice chill upbeat music playing in the background xD

  48. Hilary Curran on April 6, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    It’s not completely abandoned there are still people living there

  49. Speed Racer on April 6, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    The horror nmovie Silent Hill was based on this town . The cant believe in 30 years the difference in thumbnail picture .

  50. Sam Rock Jr. on April 6, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    And they worry about electric cars,…..lmao

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