The fire-breathing death pit in Xinjiang China

Recently, residents in Xinjiang - China discovered a strange fire-breathing pit on a nearby hill, terrifying people. People call it "hell gate" on earth.

Strange fire-breathing death pit in China

People in a village on the outskirts of Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, in the northwest - China has just discovered a death pit with mysterious depths that emit a large amount of heat and fire on the hillside. deserted nearby .

This death pit has attracted many visitors as well as geological researchers to investigate the cause of that strange hole.The temperature measured on the pit surface is estimated to be about 792 degrees Celsius , and it can burn any branches or grass around the pit.

Horror pit mysterious fire death in China

Because the heat is raised straight from the bottom of the crater, no one can dare to come close to calculate its depth. According to the people, the hole appeared from last year but at that time the size of the crater was small . Currently the crater has expanded to 0.9 m. Many experts believe that the appearance of this death pit is due to indiscriminate coal mining activities around the area.

' This phenomenon has been around for decades, in the spring and autumn, the ground suddenly smokes,' said Huang Wei, an engineer with the Geological Department. This hill was put into use for coal mining in the 1970s. 'Unsuitable coal mining has ignited the coal layer. In addition, the managers after suspending the exploitation did not seal the area carefully, causing the fire to continue smoldering underground , " explained Mr. Huang Wei.

Deathhole is like the strange 'Gate of Hell' in Xinjiang

Local people said that they sometimes recognize the warmth from under the rock. According to the investigation report, the hill is not in an area with volcanoes. Analysts in the Xinjiang Geographic Bureau believe that the appearance of this fire pit is caused by the erosion of soil layers in coal mining, causing the geology to fall, forming a fire pit . Currently the local authorities have planned to extinguish the fire at this "hell gate ".