{"id":140048,"date":"2021-09-28T13:51:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=140048"},"modified":"2021-09-28T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:51:55","slug":"mystery-of-the-gates-of-hell-thats-been-spewing-devil-breath-fire-for-decades-but-no-one-knows-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/mystery-of-the-gates-of-hell-thats-been-spewing-devil-breath-fire-for-decades-but-no-one-knows-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery of the \u2018Gates of Hell\u2019 that\u2019s been spewing \u2018devil breath\u2019 fire for decades but no one knows why"},"content":{"rendered":"

MYSTERY surrounds a massive molten gas pit dubbed as the "Gates of Hell" that has been spewing "devil breath" fire for decades. <\/p>\n

The fiery Darvaza gas crater is located in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, and its origin remains a secret.<\/p>\n


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The surreal site, also known as "Door to Hell,"\u00a0is a\u00a0natural gas that field\u00a0collapsed into a\u00a0cavern in the village of Darvanza.<\/p>\n

Although there are no records of how the burning pit was originally discovered, the most popular theory suggests it was created in 1971, when Turkmenistan was still under Soviet rule.<\/p>\n

According to the theory, geologists hit a pocket of natural gas while were drilling for oil which caused the earth to collapse. <\/p>\n

It is believed that in order to prevent the spread of\u00a0methane, they set it on fire and it has been burning ever since. <\/p>\n

\u00a0The crater was featured in an episode of the\u00a0National Geographic Channel\u00a0series\u00a0Die Trying in 2013.<\/p>\n

Canadian explorer George Kourounis was the first to\u00a0descend\u00a0into the 100-ft deep pit of fire, was unable to explain the origin of the pit.<\/p>\n

At the time, he said it looks like "a volcano in the middle of the\u00a0desert,"and admitted he felt "a bit like a baked potato," according to National Geographic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

"It is burning with a\u00a0tremendous\u00a0amount of flame like there is a lot of fire down there," he said. <\/p>\n

"Day or night, it is clearly burning. You can hear the roar of the fire if you stand at the edge. <\/p>\n

"The heat, if you are downwind of it, is unbearable. There are thousands of little flames all around the edges and towards the center. <\/p>\n

"Then there are two large flames in the middle at the bottom, and that is probably where the drilling rig hole was for the natural gas\u00a0extraction."<\/p>\n

TOURIST ATTRACTION<\/h3>\n

Local Turkmen geologists believe the crater was formed in the 1960s and wasn't lit until the 1980s. <\/p>\n

And as at the time Turkmenistan was under Soviet rule, any record of the crater's creation is now classified information.<\/p>\n

In 2013, the\u00a0President of Turkmenistan,\u00a0Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, declared the part of the dessert with the pit, a natural reserve.<\/p>\n

The mystery surrounding the fire pit has turned it into a popular tourist attraction, with thousands visiting the area every year to see the hellish pit closely.<\/p>\n

It comes as another strange location was recently explored for the first time. <\/p>\n

A brave team of cave divers have made the first journey down into the 200ft deep "Well of Hell" in Yemen. <\/p>\n

The 100ft wide hole is located in the desert in the eastern province of Al-Mahra and locals believe it is a prison for demons.<\/p>\n

But despite the tales of evil spirits, t the divers from the Oman Cave Exploration Team have only discovered snakes, dead animals and cave pearls.<\/p>\n


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