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Explosion averted as ship catches fire in Baku

Other News Materials 8 February 2013 11:17 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.8 / Trend I. Izzet /

A fire occurred on the deck of a diving support vessel in the Sabail district of Baku last night.

Some 230 square metres of combustible cabin structures on the deck of the unserviceable diving support vessel Siyazan having a total area of 4125 square metres caught fire in the Sabail district of Baku, Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry told on Friday.

The remaining part of the ship, 40 oxygen and gas cylinders were protected from fire.

The fire was extinguished at 06:14.

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