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Fire blazes on oil platform in Gulf of Mexico, 4 dead, multiple injures reported

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At least four people have been killed and 16 have been injured in the blaze, the oil giant said. Two of them are in a serious condition.


However earlier,a spokesman for emergency services in Ciudad del Carmen said that least 45 people were injured.


The company spokesman said there has been no oil spill and that operations have been suspended at the platform, which produces 40,000 barrels per day.


Source: http://rt.com/news/245961-mexico-oil-platform-fire/


 



Fire blazes on oil platform in Gulf of Mexico, 4 dead, multiple injures reported