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Mine fire breaks new ground in Centralia area
A coal refuse dump fire beneath Centralia, near Columbia and Schuylkill counties, has surfaced after 19 years, spreading 350 feet and triggering cave-in fears. Officials closed roads. air readings show dangerous carbon monoxide. the blast coincides with an $850,000 drilling project to locate the fire’s extent.
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State Department of Environmental Resources
Wondolowski
DEA
Ray Reilley
Ambulance Association of Centralia
Bob Tarlecky
Hugh McDonald
Centralia Fire Co
U.S. House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mike Lockerby
Sen
John Heinz
R-Pa