Last noon fire on the second oil well of the platform No 10 on the Guneshli field in the Caspian Sea, which caught fire because of the strong storm on December 4, 2015, was extinguished by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations.
“Every day two brigades of experienced firemen equipped with special safety devices are dropped from the Ministry’s vessels, which have been trying to extinguish the fire since December 10, to the platform,” reported the Ministry on Thursday.
A group of 11 experienced firemen from the Ministry of Emergency Situations’ State Anti-fire Service, was dropped to the platform on December 15 and thanks to their efforts fire on one of the oil wells has been fully extinguished.
“Extinguishing of burning gas wells on the platform of the Guneshli field is at the final stage,” reported the Ministry.
Till now 33 people have been rescued from the platform. Bodies of seven more people have been found and 23 more oilmen are considered missing.—0—
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