The Tampa International Airport is located 9 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. The Marriott Tampa Airport Hotel is located in the Tampa Airport. Additional hotels are about 1 mile away.
Not to be confused with 1947 Centralia mine disaster. The Centralia mine fire is a coal seam fire that has been burning underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States since at least May 27, 1962. The fire is suspected to be from deliberate burning of trash in a former strip mine, igniting a coal seam.
Coal Mining. A coal miner shovels coal deep inside the earth. The Hurricane Creek mine disaster occurred when swirling coal dust ignited inside a mine like the one pictured. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.ynamite, a substance found in the Hurricane Creek mine during the post-blast investigation, was banned by the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. The investigation revealed the mine was an absolute failure enforcing the new safety laws.