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230-feet wide 'Gateway to Hell' fire, raging for over 50 years, tamed in Turkmenistan
short by Daisy Mowke / on Saturday, 7 June, 2025
Turkmenistan government said it has managed to significantly reduce an enormous 230-feet wide fire that has been raging for over 50 years. Known as 'Gateway to Hell', Darvaza Gas Crater is a massive gas well that got ignited in 1971, when Soviet scientists experimented with it. "Numerous wells have been drilled around the fire to capture methane," an official said.
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