Several Fires in Baku, with Victim
On the morning of May 26 there were several fires with victims in Baku. For example, in a fire in a private dwelling house of 129 square meters in the village Hovsan, the hostess Tamella Halimova born in 1948 was killed. The fire was extinguished at 9:50.
In the Yasamal district of Baku the engine of a passenger bus MAN caught fire, with no injuries reported. The threat of fire spreading on the residential and farm buildings nearby was prevented by the firefighters.
At 10:00 in the Sabunchu district there was a fire in an area of 500 square meters contaminated by fuel oil. The spread of the fire to residential buildings and commercial facilities was stopped by firefighters. However, the black smoke from the burning fuel oil spread over a wide area and was visible from afar. This caused panic at citizens in connection with the recent fire in the nearby Binagadi district, where a 16-storey building burned and 15 residents were killed. -02D-
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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