The Town That Has Been on Fire Since 1962

There is a town in Pennsylvania where the ground itself has been on fire since 1962 — a coal seam burning in the dark under the streets, and it is burning right now, today. Steam pushes out of cracks in the roads. The snow melts in strange lines. The government bought the whole town, demolished it, condemned every building and deleted its zip code. And the fire is still down there. In this episode: 🔥 The 1962 clean-up burn that may have started it all — and the three attempts to put it out that only made it worse 🕳️ February 14, 1981 — the day the earth opened under a 12-year-old boy 🛣️ Route 61 — the highway that cracked, steamed, became the Graffiti Highway, and was buried in 2020 ⛪ The church on the hill that still holds services — because of what was found underneath it in 1987 New episodes every week. Subscribe for more places that shouldn't exist.