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Turkmenistan's top tourist attraction is the "Gateway to Hell," a huge gas leak that has been burning since 1971 in the Karakum Desert, Yahoo!
Wait, What? Turkmenistan's top tourist attraction is the "Gateway to Hell," a huge gas leak that has been burning since 1971 in the Karakum Desert, Yahoo! News reported on June 5. The fire started when Soviet scientists accidentally drilled into an underground pocket of gas and then ignited it, starting a blaze that could be seen from several kilometers away.
Officials announced this week that the fire has been reduced three-fold. "Today only a faint source of combustion remains," said Irina Luryeva, a director at the state-owned energy company Turkmengaz.
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