In the 80s and 90s many row homes in Centralia had ad hock supports keeping them standing upright- their next-door neighbors had already been evacuated and demo

In the 80s and 90s many row homes in Centralia had ad hock supports keeping them standing upright- their next-door neighbors had already been evacuated and demolished due to subsidence from the fire depleting coal veins below. It was impressive. Besides the smoke and odor, on the outskirts of town you could sometimes see fire coming up out of the ground.