DARVAZA GAS CRATER The Darvaza gas crater known locally as the " Door to Hell " or '' Gates of Hell ", is a natural gas field collapsed into an underground cavern located in Derweze , Turkmenistan.Geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it is thought to have been burning continuously. In 1971 in the Karakum desert, not far from the Darvaza village (also known as Derweze) that is translated from Turkmen as ‘gate’, Soviet geologists started to drill at the site where they tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas. During the drilling an accident happened, equipment and transport fell down in a big hole. No one was injured, but there was gas coming out of the hole. Fearing that the hole would lead to the release of poisonous gases, the team decided to burn it off. It was hoped that the fire would use all the fuel within few days, but weeks, months and years passed,...