Deadly Explosion On Oil Platform Off Coast of Louisiana

http://bit.ly/1zfNXza NEW ORLEANS -- One person is dead and three people are injured after an oil platform explosion less than 20 miles off the coast of Louisiana, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. The three injured are being treated at an offshore medical facility. One person, who hasn't been identified, died in the explosion, BSEE officials say. All other employees have been accounted for. The platform is operated by Houston-based Fieldwood Energy, which reported the explosion of its Echo Platform, West Delta 105, just before 3 p.m., according to the BSEE. It is located 15 miles due west of the tip of South Pass, and then 3-5 miles due south from there. http://bit.ly/1v2pqh1