Iran Press/ Asia: Footage circulating on social media showed the huge blaze visible from the coast, and earlier media reports suggested there had been an explosion on an offshore platform, a few kilometers away from Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
A massive explosion was spotted in the Caspian Sea on Sunday, with some reports initially suggesting that it could have been connected with a nearby coastal oil platform.
The Umid gas field is the second-largest natural gas field in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The gas field is located 75 km southeast of Baku.
This, however, was later debunked by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), which released a statement saying that there had been no accidents registered on offshore platforms.
So far, no casualties are reported from the blast. 219
