The fire spread through unsealed tunnels and openings that led to an abandoned coal mine. Shortly after the fire was discovered to have traveled into the coal seam the coal mining company was notified and over the years several attempts to stop the fire have been made and failed.

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There, minuscule sparks ignited a raging, coal-fueled furnace below Centralia.

All Rights Reserved. The game utilized a foggy atmosphere to inhibit the player’s vision while they control Harry Mason on the search for his missing adopted daughter. Alessa, aided by demonic powers, cursed Silent Hill into oblivion. The fire itself, though, burns to this day.

In recent years politicians such as Rand Paul and Donald Trump have called for a relaxation of regulations. Then, in May 1962, an innocuous public service struck a match that eventually led to Centralia’s ruin.

Homes were rife with carbon monoxide, resulting in respiratory infections like chronic bronchitis. As a question mark still hangs over Silent Hill’s future, Centralia is there to keep the memory alive.

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Thus, igniting the fire that burns to this day. Ashes land on Rose’s cheek, and sinister fog permeates every nook and cranny of the deserted town. Both he and Konami were gung ho for Avary’s script, especially the inspiration from Centralia. Silent Hill the movie released on April 21, 2006, to substantial box office numbers.

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The Silent Hill Forum Forums to discuss all aspects of the series. In 1979, the underground gasoline tanks at Coddington’s gas station superheated to an alarming 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50*C). Its unforgettable landscape and horrific features spawned an entire franchise of films and video game sequels.

“I worked closely with Akira Yamaoka, who enthusiastically approved my Centralia background story for the movie.” While a dump fire isn’t as nightmare-inducing as witch burnings gone wrong, Centralia’s storied history manifests itself throughout the film. However, the danger is genuine. A man in coal mining attire is mounted in a crucifixion pose. The abandoned town, unsafe because of the possibility of cave ins and poisonous fumes emanating from the ground, was later the inspiration for the video game and subsequent 2006 major motion picture, Silent Hill. Most of the buildings are now destroyed. Gnarled streets and empty lots are strewn in graffiti, commemorating the bitter absence of all life.