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Fire on Azerbaijani offshore platform still on, searches for missing continue

Fire on Azerbaijani offshore platform still on, searches for missing continue
# 08 December 2015 08:07 (UTC +04:00)

The searches conducted with the involvement of vessels haven’t yet yielded results.

 

Helicopters joined the searches early today.

 

The fire on the platform still continues.

 

A strong fire took place at the platform No.10 of Azerbaijan’s offshore Gunashli field on Dec.4 at 17:40 (UTC/GMT +4 hours). The fire on the platform was caused by the windstorm, which damaged a gas line.

 

There were 63 workers when the fire broke out on the platform. 2 people died. 29 people are listed as missing. Dead bodies of six oil workers were found yesterday. They will be buried today.

 

 

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