Wells have been set up to help reduce fire at the crater. The world is home to a handful of "gateways to hell" i.e., fiery pits that resemble artistic depictions of the entrance to the underworld ...

The world is home to a handful of "gateways to hell" i.e., fiery pits that resemble artistic depictions of the entrance to the underworld. But it looks like that list is about to get smaller: ...

After burning for over half a century, the fiery pit that is Turkmenistan's Gateway to Hell is finally dying down. Not everyone is happy about it.

The ‘Gateway to Hell’, an enormous fire that has been raging in Turkmenistan for more than 50 years, has been tamed. (FILES) A picture taken on May 3, 2014, shows people visiting "The Gateway ...

An enormous fire known as the 'Gateway to Hell' has burned in Turkmenistan for over 50 years. The Darvaza Gas Crater ignited in 1971 during a Soviet experiment to address methane leaks. Efforts to ...

A NOTORIOUS 1,000 degree desert crater dubbed the “Gateway to Hell” is finally closing as the fiery inferno has died down to mere “faint flames”. The infamous pit’s bl… ...

The infamous 'Gateway to Hell' crater in Turkmenistan has been burning non-stop for the last 50 years, but scientists now say that the gateway is finally closing.

Turkmenistan said on Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" . The fire has been burning in the Karakum ...

The fire has been burning in the Karakum desert since 1971, when Soviet scientists accidentally drilled into an underground pocket of gas and then decided to ignite it.

Turkmenistan said it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell".

Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" .