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BAKU, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A large gas leak at Azerbaijan'sGuneshli oil field during maintenance caused a fire on Monday,the state energy company SOCAR said.
SOCAR said earlier a fire had broken out at the well on oneof the Guneshli oil platforms, which belongs to the company, butthen said that it was just the gas leakage.
"Despite of all security measures, (a) gas fountain turnedinto (a) fire," SOCAR and the country's Emergency Ministry saidin a joint statement.
All 49 workers had been evacuated from the platform, itsaid. No casualties are reported.
In December last year, 30 workers were killed on one ofSOCAR's offshore rigs during a large storm. (Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Polina Devitt andMargarita Antidze; Editing by Alexander Smith)
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