Turkmenistan: Derweze, the Gate to Hell
Apr 9, 2009 5:43:03 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 5:43:03 GMT
Derweze is a village of about 350 inhabitants, located in the middle of the Kara-Kum desert, about 260 km north of Ashgabat.
In 1971, geologists were drilling for gas when the ground collapsed and all of their equipment was swallowed into a giant cavern. The cavern was full of gas, so in order to be able to go down to try to recover their equipment, they decided to light the gas to burn it off.
It is still burning 38 years later.
In 1971, geologists were drilling for gas when the ground collapsed and all of their equipment was swallowed into a giant cavern. The cavern was full of gas, so in order to be able to go down to try to recover their equipment, they decided to light the gas to burn it off.
It is still burning 38 years later.
