In 1971, the Soviets opened the Door to Hell, and 43 years later - TopicsExpress



          

In 1971, the Soviets opened the Door to Hell, and 43 years later that door is still open. A natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan. A former Soviet oil operation that went wrong when a rig collapsed into a large crater. Soviet geologists decided the best thing to do was light the crater on fire to burn off its poisonous methane gas, but things didnt go as planned, and the fire still burns today.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:20:53 +0000

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