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Fire underground the ongoing tragedy of the Centralia mine fire

Details "how a modern-day mine disaster turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town."--Back cover.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	DeKok, David
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Guilford, Conn. : GPP, c2010.
Subjects:	Mine fires > Pennsylvania > Centralia. Mine gases > Pennsylvania > Centralia. Coal mine accidents > Pennsylvania > Centralia. Centralia (Pa.) > History.
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Summary:	Details "how a modern-day mine disaster turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town."--Back cover.
Physical Description:	x, 284 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780762754274 (paperback) 0762754273 (paperback)
Author Notes:	David DeKok has been reporting on the Centralia mine fire for more than thirty years. While a reporter for the News-Item in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, from 1975 to 1987, he wrote more than 500 stories about Centralia's plight. He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.