Unseen Danger: A Tragedy of People, Government, and the Centralia Mine Fire
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- Synopsis
- Award-winning journalist David DeKok tells, for the first time, how the Centralia mine fire really started in 1962. He shows how local, state and federal government officials failed to take effective action, allowing the fire to move underneath the small town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. By early 1981, the fire was sending deadly gases into homes, forcing the federal government to install gas alarms. A 12-year-old boy dropped into a steaming hole in the ground wrenched open by the fire's heat on Valentine's Day as the region's congressman toured nearby. DeKok tells how the people of Centralia banded together to demand help from the government, finally winning money to relocate much of the town.
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 301 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780595092703
- Publisher:
- iUniverse, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 04/28/17
- Copyrighted By:
- David DeKok
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- Dave Russell
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.