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While on a casual gas and oil expedition, Soviet scientists seemed to have opened the entrance to H-E double hockey sticks. What they believed was an oil deposit, actually turned out to be a large methane deposit. When they began drilling, the rig fell through the pocket of gas and large amounts of methane were released into the air. In an attempt to prevent harmful effects to the environment, they decided it would be a good idea to set the gaseous hole on fire.
The crater turned into a massive sink hole and the rig was never seen again. The scientists were led to believe the fire would die out within a couple days. This event happened in 1971 and now, 43 years later, Hell is still burning. It's unsure how much gas is left to fuel the fire; maybe months, years or decades. But a huge, fiery devils pit sounds like something worth seeing before time runs out.
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