{"id":59435,"date":"2015-12-05T17:57:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T22:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=59435"},"modified":"2015-12-05T17:57:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T22:57:04","slug":"breaking-major-fire-on-offshore-oil-platform-kills-1-leaves-30-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-major-fire-on-offshore-oil-platform-kills-1-leaves-30-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Video: Major Fire On Offshore Oil Platform Kills 1 Leaves 30 Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A major fire has broken out on an offshore oil platform in Azerbaijan\u2019s section of the Caspian Sea. The company says one person died and 32 were evacuated – while 30 more are missing.<\/p>\n

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The fire started overnight at a rig at the Gunashli field southeast of Neft Da\u015flar\u0131 (Oil Rocks) settlement. It was caused by strong winds that damaged a gas pipeline on the platform, the Azeri state energy company SOCAR said.
\n“The fire in the gas pipeline has not been completely extinguished and it has not been ruled out that it could spread to oil and gas wells near the platform,<\/em>” it stated.<\/p>\n

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The rescue operation was hampered by stormy weather with waves rising up to 11 meters high, Trend news website reported.<\/p>\n

Oil Workers’ Rights Protection Committee told Reuters. \u00a0“According to our information, 32 workers died, while 42 workers were rescued last night<\/em>,” said Mirvari Gakhramanly. He later told the AP those were not dead, but missing.<\/p>\n

SOCAR later\u00a0confirmed people were missing, but put the number at 30. \u00a0“One body was found and a search-and-rescue operation for 30 missing workers is under way<\/em>,” the oil company said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Local reports suggest one of the rescue boats was overturned in rough sea. \u00a0The search and rescue mission continues. \u00a0It is still not clear how many people worked on the rig. The Azeri news agency ARA says 63 people were there, which doesn\u2019t match the numbers provided by the independent committee.
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