This Town Was Destroyed by a Fire Nobody Could See

In 1962, a fire started in the dump of a small Pennsylvania town. Government engineers figured they could dig it out for about $30,000. More than sixty years later it is still burning, and the town of Centralia is almost gone. We follow the government's own paper trail: a 1962 newspaper warning, the U.S. Bureau of Mines case study, and Pennsylvania's own records. You'll see why every attempt stopped halfway, how the bill grew to $663 million, what happened to the people who lived there, and who most likely lit the fire. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Hole 1:18 A Grid With No Town 2:21 The Dump by the Cemetery 3:10 The $30,000 Fix 4:30 Always One Step Behind 5:55 Let It Burn 6:51 Under the Houses 8:04 Valentine's Day 8:38 The $663 Million Answer 9:36 The Town Takes Itself Apart 10:11 The Ones Who Stayed 11:10 The Road That Broke 11:35 Can Anyone Put It Out? 12:26 Who Lit It? 13:48 Still Burning