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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This reminds me of good ol’ Centralia, PA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania
Good call. Centralia is an amazing story. My wife wrote a song about it and we recorded it with a full band. Maybe sometime I can post a link to the recording without drawing in the crazies.