Then if do you click the link, the article has almost nothing to do with the title. No confirmations, no details, just random claims from someone who you've never heard of before.
Burning natural gases from the ground has backfired before:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater
It didn't happen to save the environment, but there was too much natural gas stored to burn off.
It could backfire if it's anything like what happened in Turkmenistan.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater
Apparently it's been burning since the 80's
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