Fire broke out in Khazar-1 floating drilling rig

 Fire broke out in Khazar-1 floating drilling rig
# 25 June 2019 10:39 (UTC +04:00)

A fire broke out in a floating rig in Baku, APA reports citing Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The burning structures of the 2nd and 3rd floors of the three-storey residential building of the Khazar-1 floating drilling rig (inactive) in the Caspian Sea (near the coast) in Baku burst into flames. An area of 250 square metres is burning.

The rest of the drilling rig was protected from the fire.

The fire was extinguished by the fire fighting units.

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