Oil Rig Explosion In Gulf Of Mexico-Four Dead Up To 45 Injured

Fire blazes on oil platform in Gulf of Mexico, 4 dead, multiple injures reported A fire broke out on an oil platform belonging to Mexico’s state Pemex petroleum giant in the Gulf of Mexico, leading to the evacuation of about 300 workers. According to the company at least four people have died and 16 have been injured. Pemex said on Twitter that the fire on the Abkatun Permanente platform in the oil-rich Campeche Bay broke out overnight and eight firefighting boats were tackling the blaze. 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. http://bit.ly/1ITQbca