Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations

Fire breaks out in 'Taza Bazar' market in Baku

Fire breaks out in 'Taza Bazar' market in Baku

A fire broke out in 'Taza Bazar' market in the Nasimi district of Baku, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said. Brigades of State Fire Protection Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were involved in …

Gas pipeline fire in Baku extinguished

Gas pipeline fire in Baku extinguished

A gas pipeline fire in the Sangachal settlement of Azerbaijan’s Garadagh district, which  was extinguished, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement. “SOCAR transferred the gas to an …

Blast hits gas pipeline near Baku

Blast hits gas pipeline near Baku

An explosion has occurred at a gas pipeline near Azerbaijan's capital Baku at around 0700 local time on Monday, the country's Emergencies Ministry said. There were no reports of casualties. Gas supply to the pipeline …

Gas pipeline explosion in Baku

Gas pipeline explosion in Baku

The explosion occurred at 10:00 am local time in one of main gas lines in Baku's Sangachal, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said, adding that the explosion occurred in 43rd km of Baku-Alat road.

Searches for oilmen missing in Caspian Sea continue

Searches for oilmen missing in Caspian Sea continue

The search continues for oilmen missing in the Caspian Sea as a result of an accident at the oil-gathering station #3 of the Oil and Gas Production Department of Azneft Production Union, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations …

Israel thanks Azerbaijan for help in firefighting missions

Israel thanks Azerbaijan for help in firefighting missions

Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin has met with members of the international group, which is engaged in extinguishing wildfires in the country, including the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of …

Fire at Azerbaijan's Gunashli platform extinguished

Fire at Azerbaijan's Gunashli platform extinguished

The Ministry of Emergency Situations and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) have announced the completion of the extinguishing a fire at the offshore platform 'Gunashli-19' in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea on …

Body of another oil worker from 'Guneshli' found in Caspian Sea

Body of another oil worker from 'Guneshli' found in Caspian Sea

In the Turkmen part of the Caspian Sea the body of another Azerbaijani oil worker, who died in the fire which broke out on December 4th at stationary offshore platform 'Guneshli-10', is presumed to have been found, the Ministry of …

Dead body of another oil worker found

Dead body of another oil worker found

The dead body of another Azerbaijani oil worker who went missing as a result of the accident at Azerbaijan’s Guneshli offshore field was found in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said. A body of an oil …

Azerbaijan expands search area for missing oil workers

Azerbaijan expands search area for missing oil workers

The search for 26 SOCAR oil workers who went missing as a result of the accident on December 4th will be conducted in all sectors of the Caspian Sea, the operational staff of SOCAR’s Azneft production association said. The …

First phase of work on extinguishing fire at Guneshli completed

First phase of work on extinguishing fire at Guneshli completed

The first phase of the work on extinguishing the fire at Platform №10 at the Guneshli oil field has been completed, the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Kemaleddin Heydarov, said. He noted that the fire ...

Azerbaijani firefighters land on Guneshli platform

Azerbaijani firefighters land on Guneshli platform

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations has carried out an operation, during which a fire brigade landed on platform №10 at the Guneshli oil field. Firefighters from the ships 'Vikhr-5' and 'Vikhr-8' provided …

Dead bodies of 6 Guneshli workers found

Dead bodies of 6 Guneshli workers found

The dead bodies of six oil workers have been recovered as a result of the search operation carried out by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations. The dead bodies of Fuad Taghiyev and Aga Mahmudov have already been brought ashore, …