1 dead in oil rig fire in Caspian Sea
– At least one oil worker dead, 32 rescued after a platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire
At least one oil worker died and 32 were rescued after a platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire on Saturday, said Azerbaijani officials.
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,
