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2 dead, 2 injured in Gulf oil rig fire - Grateful11 - 11-16-2012
"The U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans confirms that a fire has erupted in a Gulf oil rig off the Louisiana coast, KHOU-TV reported.
The Houston TV station said an early report indicated that two people are dead and two are missing in fire."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/16/gulf-oil-rig-dead-fire-louisiana/1709131/
Re: 2 dead, 2 injured in Gulf oil rig fire - Speedy - 11-16-2012
Maybe we can fund the government by fining oil companies. Reminds me, I have to fill up the car. My next one will be electric and I'll plug it into Vermont's grid.
Re: 2 dead, 2 injured in Gulf oil rig fire - cbelt3 - 11-16-2012
A great pity. My condolences to their families.
Re: 2 dead, 2 injured in Gulf oil rig fire - Rain - 11-16-2012
Last report I read said the maintenance crew was using a cutting torch on a 3" pipe when the explosion happened. 4 men had already been removed from the platform as standard operating procedure. 11 were taken off safely. 11 more are in area hospitals. 2 are still missing.
All taken from Coast Guard interview just heard on the local radio (crew member status) and Huffington Post article.(cause of the accident)
Re: 2 dead, 2 injured in Gulf oil rig fire - Rain - 11-16-2012
This was not a producing oil platform. Drilling crew were not on board. (only maintenance crew)
The oil sheen is about 200 yards wide and a half a mile long. It seems there was about 28 gallons of oil in the pipe at the time of the explosion.