A large fire broke out at an oil refinery in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, at around 10:00 local time.
Thanks to the fast intervention of firefighters, the fire was brought under control in a short time and successfully extinguished, preventing further spread, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
Minister of Emergency Situations Lieutenant General Kemaleddin Haydarov and Baku Governor Eldar Azizov inspected the region.