STRINGER/AFP/AFP People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. Once a giant uncontrollable pit ...

Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell" is a fiery pit that has burned continuously since 1971. After over half a century, the inferno may finally be subsiding. Though this is the most common explanation, ...

The ‘Gateway to Hell’, an enormous fire that has been raging in Turkmenistan for more than 50 years, has been tamed. The Turkmenistan government said that the authorities have been able to ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan said on Friday it would capture the gas fueling its "Gateway to Hell," putting the manmade fire pit at risk of closure as the reclusive state seeks to reduce its ...

The 'Gateway to Hell' has long been a tourist attraction - Copyright AFP/File IGOR SASIN The 'Gateway to Hell' has long been a tourist attraction - Copyright AFP/File ...

The 'Gateway to Hell' was once a pit of blazing red flames and glowing red embers in the middle of the Turkmen desert - Copyright AFP Idriss BIGOU-GILLES The 'Gateway ...

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" . The fire has been burning in the Karakum desert ...

Turkmenistan said on Friday it will capture the gas fuelling its "Gateway to Hell", putting the man-made fire pit at risk of closure as the reclusive state seeks to reduce its greenhouse emissions.