In 1971, Soviet geologists drilled into a cavern of natural gas near the Turkmen village of Derweze.
The ground gave way beneath their machinery, forming a 230-foot-wide
sinkhole. In order to control the emission of gas from this new aperture
between us and the underworld, they decided to burn it, expecting the
fire to use up the fuel in a few days.
It’s still burning today.
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