At least one oil worker died and 32 were rescued after a platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire on Saturday, said Azerbaijani officials.
Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy company SOCAR, Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor issued a joint statement saying that one person died while 32 were rescued following a fire outbreak in Guneshli oil field's 10th platform due to a storm.
The statement added that 63 workers had been on the platform at the time.
Search and rescue operations are going on, the statement added.
Some media reports suggest a much higher death toll and dozens of missing.
Later on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered his condolences to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and expressed sympathy for families of the victims of the fire, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
Erdogan added that Turkey is ready to offer support to the Azerbaijani nation.
Reporting By Ruslan Rehimov from Azerbaijan,
Writing By Tutku Şenen
Anadolu Agency
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