A Mud Volcano Exploded in the Caspian Sea

Not to be outdone by the Gulf of Mexico setting the ocean on fire when a pipeline leaked natural gas that combusted into flames, the Caspian Sea decided explode a mud volcano.

The explosion sent plumes of fire and black smoke into the air, as captured by this amazing video below.

At first, it was reported that the explosion happened at an oil platform owned by Azerbaijan's State Oil Company or SOCAR, but that was denied. "No accidents occurred on the oil platforms or ships," said Gurban Yetirmishli, the director of the country’s seismological service, "This is a sign of a mud volcano. There are many mud volcanoes in the Caspian Sea, one of which erupted."

Mud volcano is a landmass that is created by the eruption of mud, water and gases.

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Video of the explosion as captured from the nearby Omid oil platform - via Liveuamap

Smoldering volcano that exploded was on the Dashly island in the Caspian Sea - via Liveuamap

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