Centralia went from a booming mining town to a hazy, toxic wasteland when city officials chose to light the dump on fire. 50 years later, the town is uninhabitable, and may remain so for the foreseeable future.

Stranger Than Fiction Podcast

Bridgette Pace

Stranger than Fiction Podcast Episode 5: The Town of Centralia

NOV 23, 20198 MIN
Stranger Than Fiction Podcast

Stranger than Fiction Podcast Episode 5: The Town of Centralia

NOV 23, 20198 MIN

Description

Centralia went from a booming mining town to a hazy, toxic wasteland when city officials chose to light the dump on fire. 50 years later, the town is uninhabitable, and may remain so for the foreseeable future.