Cause of burning hole in Midway, Ark. remains a mystery

A volleyball-sized hole was burning, with flames shooting out of it off Highway 5 South in Midway.

Pendergrass said, "We have contacted every utility company that is in the area. And we know for a fact now that they have lost no service they have nothing there. So there's nothing to do with utilities, which would be our first inclination to believe something was there."

No one knows where the hole ends.

A few geologists said they don't believe it was caused by a meteorite or lightning strike. "I can't think of any geologic situation that would allow that to happen. Not in this area. There's not any fossil fuels, or natural gas or petroleum that occurs in the area."
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