Thinking About Going to Centralia

 
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Post by Rob R. » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 12:34 pm

I read a book about Centralia a while ago. I believe it said that the fire draws air through abandoned mine workings.

 
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Post by McGiever » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 12:57 pm

Canaan coal man wrote:
Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 12:20 pm
Sorry to bring back an old thread. Not sure if anyone has interest in talking about Centralia.
But my question is how the heck dose this fire stay lit under ground with no air? And for all these years?
And at times we find it difficult to burn coal in an appliance built specially for doing so. :?

 
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Post by Lightning » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 1:21 pm

I would imagine also that as the coal burns to ash, it creates room for combustion air to move in, maybe?

 
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Post by Canaan coal man » Sat. Dec. 29, 2018 6:44 am

McGiever wrote:
Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 12:57 pm
And at times we find it difficult to burn coal in an appliance built specially for doing so. :?
I was thinking the same thing.😂


 
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Post by coaledsweat » Sat. Dec. 29, 2018 7:19 am

Satan has a big bellows!

 
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Post by tsb » Sat. Dec. 29, 2018 9:49 am

I ride through Centralia at least twice a summer on the way to Cherry Springs. If the fire is still burning, it's not obvious from route 61. No steam or smell that I could detect.

 
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Post by ryan20strohl » Tue. Feb. 05, 2019 5:50 pm

I dirtbike ride and atv ride there, there is no underground fire anymore, a buddy of mine said his friend got the mineral rights and there suppose to tear up graffiti high way old 61 should be interesting to see how the people react. There is no smoke or heat from anywhere i found and i road a cupple of the new mines and found some hole from where they mined years ago

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