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Centralia residents sue over town demolition claims
Four property owners and the borough of Centralia file a state appeals court petition alleging massive fraud in the 1990s eminent domain action that relocated residents and destroyed hundreds of homes to access coal rights worth hundreds of millions. Officials say the mine fire remains a threat and justify the takings.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Centralia
Philadelphia
Tom Hynoski
Department of Environmental Protection
Andrew Ostrowski
Steve Fishman
State Department of Community and Economic Development
Commonwealth Court
Fishman
The
Centralians
Don Bailey
Ostrowski