Darvaza Crater
About Darvaza Crater
The Darvaza gas crater, also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, officially the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. Hundreds of natural gas fires illuminate the floor and rim of the crater. The crater has been burning since 1971. Drilling punctured a natural-gas cavern, the cavern's roof collapsed, and some sources state that engineers ignited the crater to prevent poisonous gases from spreading.
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The Darvaza Crater, which is also called the Door to Hell — the Soviets were drilling for gas in the 1970s, and there was a leak, and noxious gases leaked out, and it set fire, and it's been burning ever since.
from No Such Thing As A Super Mario Love Hotel, 2014-12-06 at 00:31:02 · read transcript
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