[HN Gopher] In Turkmenistan a 230 feet wide gas crater has been ...
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       In Turkmenistan a 230 feet wide gas crater has been burning since
       1971
        
       Author : joak
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2022-01-15 22:11 UTC (49 minutes ago)
        
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       | joak wrote:
       | Excerpt: "The Gates of Hell crater was created in 1971 when a
       | Soviet drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive
       | underground natural gas cavern, causing the ground to collapse
       | and the entire drilling rig to fall in. Having punctured a pocket
       | of gas, poisonous fumes began leaking at an alarming rate.
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       | To head off a potential environmental catastrophe, the Soviets
       | set the hole alight, figuring it would stop burning within a few
       | weeks."
        
       | 6LLvveMx2koXfwn wrote:
       | Relevant update; Soon to be extinguished?
       | 
       | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/08/turkmenistan-p...
        
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