Mysterious explosion took place in the Caspian Sea near Baku

Official Statement from SOCAR on the explosion There have been no accidents on offshore platforms and industrial facilities under the direct control of SOCAR, and work continues in normal mode."Initial suspicion of an explosion at sea in the direction of Alat is the eruption of a mud volcano.

UPDATE - Adil Aliyev, Head of the Department of Mud Volcanism of ANAS Institute of Geology and Geophysics: "No mud volcanos in the area, but an explosion on a ship is possible."

An explosion took place in an off-shore gas site in the Caspian Sea near Baku. It is the second largest in Azerbaijan. A fire similar to that in the Gulf of Mexico is underway.

Initial report says feeling a earthquake like shaking and a big fire on the sky. It is rumored to be a big explosion somewhere in the Caspian Sea, may be an oil platform