Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire pit that has been burning since 1971

Geologists set Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater ablaze in 1971, thinking the fire would die down within a few weeks, but the pit is still burning 53 years later.

Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire pit that has been burning since 1971
Geologists set Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater ablaze in 1971, thinking the fire would die down within a few weeks, but the pit is still burning 53 years later.

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