These Bizarre Phenomenons Prove That Reality Is Stranger Than Fiction

This Town Has Been on Fire for 50 Years

Very few residents remain in Centralia, Pennsylvania. Why? Well, for starters, the once-bustling mining town has been on fire for over five decades. In 1962, the Centralia city council proposed an idea to clean up a local landfill in time for Memorial Day festivities.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.