ASHGABAT: Orders have been issued to close a burning fire pit in Turkmenistan Gates of hell Is named.
According to the international website, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has ordered experts to find a way to extinguish the fire that has been burning in the pit of hell for 50 years.
The pit was created in 1971 by an accident while exploring for gas reserves in the former Soviet Union, and the fire has not been extinguished since.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Saturday instructed authorities on state TV to put out a fire in a pit in the middle of the Karakum Desert.
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said that the man-made pit was having a negative impact on the environment and the health of the people living nearby.
“We are depleting the natural resources so that we can make a profit and improve the lives of the people,” he said, urging experts to find a way to put out the fire.
Remember that many attempts have been made to put out this fire since 1971, but so far no attempt has been successful. The pit is now 70 meters wide and 20 meters deep and is now a major tourist attraction.
