In Turkmenistan you will find the Gate to Hell.
Which is actually a hole of about 70m in diameter that was "created" in 1971 when geologists drilled into the ground to reach an underground cavern filled with gas but the ground collapsed. Natural gases were escaping into the air. To avoid poisonous discharges, the geologists decided to set fire to it and hoped it would the fire would go out in a few days. Today, that hole is still burning...
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