The Door to Hell: Take a look inside a giant hole in the desert which has been on fire for more than 40 YEARS
From Truther
At first glance, it could be a dramatic scene from a science-fiction movie. But this giant hole of fire in the heart of the Karakum Desert is not the aftermath of an attack on Earth, launched from outer space. It is a crater made by geologists more than 40 years ago, and the flames within have been burning ever since.
Welcome to Derweze in Turkmenistan – or, as the locals have called it, ‘The Door to Hell’.
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On the edge: Two people stand and look into the burning hole, which has become known as ‘The Door to Hell’
Dramatic: The raging fire inside the crater has been burning for more than 40 years
Hot: A closer view of the fire inside the hole, which locals have named ‘The Door to Hell’
