4. The ghost town of Centralia
In 1962, a group of firefighters burned trash at an abandoned mine with the aim of cleaning up the town. Ironically, the fire burned fiercely, spreading deep into every nook and cranny of the deserted mine. At the same time, the fire also spread, burning in the ground, below the streets of the town. As a result, people in the town fled the country in droves. Today, danger lurks everywhere around the town of Centralia including toxic gases, cracked streets, collapsing…