BREAKING: Another Oil Rig Explodes In The Gulf Of Mexico
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Another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has injured at least one worker and thrown over a dozen more overboard.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the explosion occurred on a rig about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay at approximately 9 a.m. Thursday morning. As of 10:15 the rig was still on fire.
Injured workers are being taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma, officials said.
The rig is owned by Mariner Energy, and it is still unclear whether it is leaking any oil as a result of the explosion.
Updates on this event: http://ow.ly/2yC0F
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the explosion occurred on a rig about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay at approximately 9 a.m. Thursday morning. As of 10:15 the rig was still on fire.
Injured workers are being taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma, officials said.
The rig is owned by Mariner Energy, and it is still unclear whether it is leaking any oil as a result of the explosion.
Updates on this event: http://ow.ly/2yC0F
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