Fire extinguished at Azerbaijan’s Gunashli field

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 10 Trend: The fire at the platform #10 of the Gunashli field in the Caspian Sea has been extinguished, SOCAR said Feb. 10 in a message posted on its website. The fire was fully extinguished at 19:24 local time (UTC/GMT +4 hours). The fire broke out on the offshore platform Dec. 4, as a strong storm damaged an underwater high-pressure gas pipeline. As many as 33 people were rescued in an ensuing large-scale operation. The bodies of 12 killed were retrieved, while 18 people are still listed as missing. Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency