In late September, an underground coal mine just outside the town of East Carbon in rural Utah caught fire. More than two months later, it’s still burning.

One of the oldest power plants in the United States, perched on the edge of the nation’s largest coal mine, was scheduled to close in 2027. But the plant’s operator recently canceled the ...

Ghost Town. Centralia’s fire won’t be burning for that long, with experts estimating that it will go out completely in 50 to 250 years, but people are still keeping an eye on it.One of them is ...

A small mining town in Pennsylvania has been on fire for 52 years, and the reason behind the phenomenon has been explained in a new video. The ground underneath sleepy Centralia has been burning ...

Back in 1962, Centralia was just another common coal-mining town in Pennsylvania. However, that year, a simple, innocent decision by the local council set into motion a horror no one could have ...

EAST CARBON, Utah — Nearly three weeks after it ignited, a Utah coal mine is still on fire in the central part of the state and could continue burning for a long time. The fire is also giving ...

Red state coal towns still power the West Coast. ... After we finish exploring the coal mine with Hedges, we drive into town and stop at one of the immaculately maintained public parks.