Also known as the Darvaza Gas Crater
There's a hole in Turkmenistan that's been on fire for almost five decades. "The Gates of Hell," as it's known, opened when Soviet drills accidentally hit an underground gas chamber, resulting in a fiery pit of death that truly looks like Hades--at least, to some people.
But how did it get to be so fiery? Those in charge of the disaster thought if they set it on fire it would stop burning eventually and settle down. Instead, they created this hellish chasm from which there's pretty much no escape.
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