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29 workers missing after fire on oil rig




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29 people are missing after a devastating fire on an oil rig in the Caspian Sea.

Rescue crews managed to evacuate 33 people off the Azeri rig, which was ravaged by a fire caused by damage to a gas line due to a storm.

Prosecutors have now initiated an investigation into possible breaches of safety regulations.

The rig, operated by Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, has been in operation since 2008.

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