1 dead, 16 injured in Gulf of Mexico oil rig fire
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/gulf-mexico-oil-rig-catches-fire-300-workers-evacuated-article-1.2169496
One person was killed and 16 were injured after an oil rig burst into flame in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, Mexico’s state-run oil company said.
The Abkatun platform, which sits in the middle of Campeche Bay, erupted in fire in the early morning and forced the evacuation of nearly 300 workers, Pemex said.
Two people were in serious condition as the injured were treated at a hospital in Ciudad del Carmen.
A city emergency services spokesman contradicted Pemex’s account and said at least 45 people were injured, RT News reported.
The person killed was a contractor, Pemex said.
It wasn’t immediately clear how the blaze started as eight firefighting boats tried to extinguish it.
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“dwelling” platform or drilling platform?
Updated reports now say 4 dead.
http://www.epmag.com/fire-claims-four-lives-pemex-platform-bay-campeche-789491
Pemex has confirmed the deaths of four workers after a fire broke out April 1 at its Abkatun-A platform in Mexico’s Bay of Campeche.
The fire forced the evacuation of about 300 workers.
In a new release, Pemex said 16 workers were injured, and two of these were reportedly in serious condition. However, Reuters—citing local emergency services—reported that as many as 45 people were injured. Pemex said via Twitter that the accident claimed the lives of four workers.
The fire started in the dehydration and pumping area of the platform, Pemex said. However, it was not immediately known what caused the fire.
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